How Obama lost his groove

Michael Tomasky in The Daily Beast:

Yes, the press-conference gaffe—saying “The private sector is doing fine”—was bad. But it wouldn’t have been so painful if the president didn’t seem so lost.

via Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Gaffe and How His Campaign Lost Its Groove – The Daily Beast.

The National Day of Blogger Silence

Today The Write Side of My Brain stands in solidarity with conservative websites around the country. This is a message to readers as well as to elected officials.

Conservative bloggers are being systematically attacked.

Ace of Spades
Erick Erickson
U.S. Senator Requests Investigation of SWATtings; ABC Covers SWATting Story; Ali Akbar is Further Terrorized
ACLJ steps up to defend bloggers targeted over Brett Kimberlin coverage

We wrote about it here.

And today we join other conservative bloggers in saying, we won’t let this happen.

24 hours of blog silence may be a symbol. It is also a message.