Lowell wrote:  Bloggers as Paid Consultants.  So, um, was that supposed to dispel the myth that Raising Kaine is a pay-for-play blog?  Lowell's post basically says, "Yeah, I've always been pay-for-play, but since I'm telling you about it now, it's okay."

I must admit I'm not quite clear on how bloggers being in the back pocket of candidates (and/or vice versa) is supposed to be a good thing for the citizenry.  Whatever happened to independent bloggers holding politicians accountable?  In my opinion, bloggers who are paid consultants to a candidate must either stop blogging about the campaign, or put a "paid for and approved by such-and-such campaign" disclaimer at the bottom of every single post.  Anything less is willful dishonesty, and frankly I'm not so sure it shouldn't be illegal.

Unless somebody wants to pay me $1500 a month to setup a $15 web site and write some favorable blog posts.  In which case I would take it all back.  Because here in America, capitalism trumps all ethical considerations.