So conservatives have an interest in promoting new media over MSM regardless of which new media outlet people chose to listen to. If more liberals empower liberal blogs by reading and supporting them that will hurt Democrats and help Republicans (dragging everyone on the left farther to the left). Even when liberal blogs are blasting away at the right they are picking the wrong targets. Today it is an obscure conservative website and a previously unknown "journalist" that asked friendly questions at the White House (yawn). Meanwhile the administration continues marching forward toward Social Security reform. Seems like a good trade to me. They can try to smear as many people as they want as long as that will mean the conservative agenda will continue to be fulfilled.