Congrats to Peter, one of my favorite bloggers (and just a really nice guy) on his new position with Sen. Clinton.
But don’t worry, Peter will still be hanging around at the Daou Report, although he won’t be posting as much of his own stuff. I’m glad that he’s sticking around — Peter’s one of those “big bloggers” who makes a sincere effort to link to a wide variety of blogs, big and small, from all different political perspectives.
Lots of progressives take issue with Sen. Clinton, particularly with regard to her position on the Iraq war. But I hope we can all agree that it’s a good thing for politicians of all stripes to reach out to bloggers and blog readers. To paraphrase something that Kos said on Keith Olbermann’s show the other day (Hillary and Kos in one post, I know, I know…), bloggers and people who read blogs are regular people. We aren’t media elite, we aren’t politicians, we aren’t hired strategists — at least, not for the most part. But we are citizens who have strong opinions and a passion for politics, and we’re worth reaching out to.
So I’m glad to see that Sen. Clinton is making an effort to connect with bloggers and readers. And I’m glad she’s hired Peter to spearhead that effort. She couldn’t have picked a better person for the job.