I blame Chet the E-Mail Boy.

How else to explain that I am just now getting around to giving a plug to shameless self-promoter Beth Cleaver, writer of My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, who is in contention for Wizbang's Best New Blog (Established 2004) Award!?

Beth is a proud member of the Axis of Weevil, and judging by the current poll results that place her at a very strong 2.9% of the vote behind Kerry Spot (48.4%), INDC Journal (23.9%) The Diplomad (8.0%), Barking Moonbat Early Warning System (4.0%), and The Fourth Rail (3.7%), it is obviously time to call in a Weevil Strike and ask that all of you support this fine, upstanding member of the Heart of Dixie Coalition to Promote Literaracy with your votes. Remember, don't be a wiener and try to rig the results like the filthy-Commie-leftist-hippies-who-shall-remain-nameless did.

But do vote.

I have just now outfitted Chet with a tee-shirt that says Vote or Die, and he has agreed to be called C-Diddy, so if not for me or for Beth, do it for Chet. You'll be glad you did.

UPDATE: C-Diddy is just a silly old coot. Not only did we neglect Beth, it turns out that we (and that's the royal 'we,' and it strictly means Chet) ALSO forgot James Joyner over at Outside the Beltway, who is competing in the hot Best Conservative Blog category (currently employing the ropadope strategy at #11), Steven Taylor of Poliblog in the Best of the Top 100 category (tied for 13th), and finally, Kevin McGehee at BlogoSFERICS! (#15) AND Meryl Yourish (#3) in the Top 100-250 league.

C-Diddy has been stripped of his bling-bling for these oversights, and I promise you this--he will be getting the cheapo store brand corn flakes from now on!

If there are others out there in the Axis of Weevil whom Chet has missed, please let us know (and that's the royal 'us,' and strictly means me and not Chet) and it will be added to this post.
posted by Terry at 1:21:00 PM