Thank You And Congratulations!

I am proud to announce that Cognitive Dissidence has been voted as being one of the state's best political blogs, per a readers' poll conducted by Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post's The Fix.  We join such prestigious sites as Zach Wisniewski's Blogging Blue and WisPolitics.com, both of which are returnees to the list.

I'd like to take a minute to thank my co-authors: Keith, Bert, Meg, Jeff, Shane and Steve.  I also would congratulate them for this honor is theirs as much as it is mine.

I'd also like to give a shout out to my friend and mentor, Jay Bullock, who got me started on this whole blogging kick to begin with.  I'd also like thank the Bloggerati who supported me through good times and bad.  I still remember and still cannot express my deepest gratitude to them.

Most of all, I'd like to thank you, gentle readers, for you are the ones that have supported this blog over the years, from keeping alive by giving me the People's Computer to voting for us in this poll.

And I congratulate you, gentle readers.  As the header reads, this is "a blog of the people, for the people and by the people," which means that the kudos belong to you as much as to any of us.

So, thank you and congratulations, to you, gentle readers!

Vote Cog Dis 2013!

At the end of 2011, I was in dire straits.

My old computer was on its last circuits and was about to fail completely.  I reluctantly asked for help, since I could not afford a new one on my own.

You, my friends, responded in overwhelming numbers and chipped in to help me buy the People's Computer.  I still feel humbled and honored and more than a bit mystified when I think of your kindness and generosity.  I hope that you have found that your generous donations were not squandered.

A few months later, you came through for me again and voted this here blog to be the "Best of the Web" for political blogs in a poll taken by the Shepherd Express.

Now, I come to ask for your help again.

The Fix at the Washington Post is updating their list of the best political blogs with a focus on state politics.  The last time they did this, some eighteen months ago, such prestigious blogs such as Blogging Blue, Blue Cheddar, Dane 101 and Uppity Wisconsin made the list.

I'd like to ask the gentle reader to throw their support for Cognitive Dissidence as well for this year.  I ask this not just for myself, or for my worthy colleagues of dissent: Jeff, Meg, Shane, Steve and Keith.  I ask this of you for you too.

After all, my writing is done on the People's Computer, and this blog is "of the people, by the people and for the people."

And I think it would be a most horrible thing if something like Charlie Sykes' White Wisconsin would make it and we weren't repping the good people of Wisconsin.

So go to the Fix's poll and please give us a plug.

And on behalf of the Cog Dis crew, I thank you again for your support.  It means more to us than mere words can describe.