http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/ Beltway Blogroll examines the political and policy impact of blogs. The author is Danny Glover, the editor of National Journal's Technology Daily. He can be reached at dglover@nationaljournal.com. en-us 2008-01-30T07:07:15-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/all_good_blogs.php OK, ya'll get to decide whether Beltway Blogroll has been a good blog, but it is coming to an end. My tenure at National Journal ends tomorrow with the final issue of Technology Daily, where I served as the managing... Blog Power Danny 2008-01-30T07:07:15-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/finally_congres.php The House adopted a very important resolution yesterday, the most significant in my lifetime. Here's the text of the measure, H. Res. 938: Whereas the West Virginia University Mountaineer football team won the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, defeating the University... Sports Danny 2008-01-29T11:49:59-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/your_guide_to_p.php Children learn at a young age that if you really want to get under someone's skin, make fun of their name. Bloggers have taken that skill to new heights in adulthood, as they try to score points against their political... In The Blog's-Eye Danny 2008-01-29T11:30:01-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/chamber_of_comm.php [Cross-posted from Tech Daily Dose] The U.S. Chamber of Commerce entered the blogosphere on Monday with the debut of ChamberPost -- a blog that will provide a public platform for issues of importance to the group's 3 million members. Chamber... Business Andrew Noyes 2008-01-29T08:33:30-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/the_power_of_po.php Instapundit Glenn Reynolds found a reason to boast in the State of the Union address that President Bush gave last night, and with good reason: Okay, I have to gloat just a bit: Bush led off with earmarks. His actions... Blog Power Danny 2008-01-29T07:21:55-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/a_blog_about_am.php On New Year's Day, I launched a personal blog titled Taxation With Representation. I've been feeding it with almost daily content since then and will continue to do so for a year. The basic idea is to track the taxes... Blogs Danny 2008-01-28T09:18:16-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/pentagon_takes.php Last fall, the liberal blog Think Progress took the Pentagon to task for giving only Defense Department-friendly bloggers access to regular blog briefings. The Pentagon responded by agreeing to let Think Progress, and presumably other bloggers likely to be critical... Blog Outreach Danny 2008-01-25T13:06:56-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/the_media_meltd.php A couple of weeks ago, I took a potshot at bloggers for their presentation of "news" in Campaign 2008 that is obviously contrary to the video evidence. Not surprisingly, it turns out that the media are guilty of the same... Media Danny 2008-01-25T12:39:47-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/netroots_dccc_f.php When Democratic bloggers first came on the political scene, they clashed with the party establishment's fundraising apparatus in Washington. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in particular was a frequent target of netroots scorn. Not this year. The DCCC has paired... Netroots Danny 2008-01-24T12:42:01-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/did_fred_thomps.php About a year ago, Fred Thompson began making a presidential splash online. After bloggers started talking up the possibilities of the actor and former Republican senator running for president, Thompson won a high-profile endorsement from a fellow Tennessean, former Senate... Campaigns Danny 2008-01-24T06:56:17-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/no_blog_power_i.php Ben Pershing of Capitol Briefing agrees with a point I've been making about congressional leadership races for two years now: Bloggers have limited, if any, influence in those backroom decisions. In particular, Pershing endorsed my argument of a week ago... Blog Power Danny 2008-01-22T13:39:51-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/the_netroots_di.php "NOW on PBS" interviewed Matt Bai, author of "The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics," about the impact of the netroots in the Democratic Party and the 2008 campaign. "I think you've already seen the impact... Netroots Danny 2008-01-18T16:02:26-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/pittsburgh_bans.php Blog bans on government-owned computers have been a point of controversy for a few years now at the federal level. Now the debate has moved to the local level with a decision by Pittsburgh's mayor to keep city employees from... Local Blogs Danny 2008-01-18T07:06:30-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/dole_institute.php Military bloggers will get their due in the heartland Jan. 29 when the Dole Institute in Kansas hosts a discussion about the growing community. AP reports that Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will discuss the Internet... Blogs Danny 2008-01-18T06:57:07-05:00 http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2008/01/last_call_for_g.php I just received an e-mail update about blog credentials for the Republican convention in Minneapolis/St. Paul from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4. The e-mail is from Liz Mair, who founded the libertarian-leaning blog GOP Progress and recently became the online... Blog Credentials Danny 2008-01-17T22:01:12-05:00