This just got published. Or will be published, tomorrow? In the Houston Chronicle.

It was regarding a piece by George F Will, which can be found here.

Dear Sirs,

I am writing regarding the latest essay from George F Will, published today in the Chronicle. I usually enjoy his columns but todays left a sour taste. The column was an insult to the million of bloggers such as myself who don't tend to write about their pet iguana. In fact, in the political blogs, you can usually find a spirited, democratic debate about the steps (or missteps) our current government has taken. I think it's sad that mainstream columnists such as Mr. Will, realizing they are going extinct, tend to lash out at the new generation; the bloggers. Some are quite good; for example Instapundit and Iraq the Model come immediately to mind. If the (virtual) cry of a million voices in a democracy is not the process itself in motion, then I don't know what is. Surely Mr. Will doesn't think he represents us in any way, does he? After all, nobody votes to elect columnists.

Sincerely,

Rob


Update: Rich Miller has basically the same tone, and it's pretty much identical to every blog i've read about the subject (maybe half a dozen). Some media sources boil the blogosphere down to Youtube, and that's just wrong.


Update2: Over at the Belmont Club is a great report of the blogosphere and how it can influence (and be influenced by) external events. The case in point is the Isreali-Hezbollah war this year. Regardless if there are 50 million or 100 million blogs, a small fraction have alot of posts and have been around for a long time and have a large readership. Of these, they tend to focus more on serious topics. Anyway read the whole thing.