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George Allen Gets A Netroots Coordinator

When Sen. George Allen opened his mouth and inserted "macaca" a couple of weeks ago, I offered the Virginia Republican some unsolicited advice: Get a blog, and hire a blog expert.

Allen still doesn't have a blog, but today, Jon Henke of QandO announced that he is now Allen's netroots coordinator. I would think that a campaign blog won't be far behind.

Coincidence? You decide, but I think I'll take credit for this one. Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters also should take a bow. He recommended Henke to Allen in a post last week.

As for Henke's new gig, this is what he told QandO readers: "Obviously, this will change my focus quite a bit, but I will continue to blog at QandO whenever possible, generally on the issues and stories in this very important Virginia Senate race. ... I'll include the following disclaimer at the bottom of every post I write: Jon Henke is the Netroots Coordinator for the George Allen Senate campaign."

Now for some advice to Henke and the Allen campaign: Change the name of the job description. "Netroots" is a term coined by and associated with bloggers on the left -- you know, the ones that folks on the right derisively call the "nutroots." That's not exactly the message you want to be sending fresh out of the blog gate.

Posted by Danny | 11:45 PM

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