I know that I am way behind on the news of this, and that anyone that actually ever reads Billmon is already aware of this, but he appears to have given up the whole web log thing. As far as political commentary goes, of which there is quite a lot of blogs dedicated to, I found his writing to be the most clear and succinct of anyone out there. Not to mention that his perception was so regularly spot on when trying to decipher what was spewing down to us through political press releases and stories in the news media.
Here are some links to other web logs that amount to farewell tributes.
DailyKos is relevant since Billmon started his cyberspace writing there.
This guy has put together a well written goodbye post that is thoughtful of the impact, if there is such a thing, that one of the better political web logs is closed.
Here are some links to other web logs that amount to farewell tributes.
DailyKos is relevant since Billmon started his cyberspace writing there.
This guy has put together a well written goodbye post that is thoughtful of the impact, if there is such a thing, that one of the better political web logs is closed.
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I don't think there will be another commentator out there in the near future who can reference Full Metal Jacket as successfully and as often as Billmon did. The man had an acidic cynicism yet seemed constantly amazed, after the fact, that he hadn't been cynical enough...
I wonder who the hell the guy really is (was?)...
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