The State Party, much like my local Brooklyn machine, is all about power and influence. They don't WANT us to get too big for our britches. The whole Spitzer/Cuomo wave was accompanied by behind the scenes thuggishness that was a turn off for me back then, and which meant Spitzer's downfall and this kind of stuff is no surprise to me. People who are far more insider than us got screwed at the NY State Convention if they didn't toe the line. I never expected to get recognition from the State Party.

Once you get beyond New York I have found far more appreciation when you help out. I suspect Culture Kitchen will get it no trouble.

http://www.r8ny.com/blog/gatemouth/the_cream_rises.html

I went so far as to check out the full list of 55 state bloggers, and was at least relieved to see some that I read and respect (My Left Nutmeg, Burnt Orange Report, Calitics), but considering that each state got only one blog, this selection is just plain weird. Just by the bye, I also think it's pretty weird that California, New York and the US Virgin Islands each get the same number of blogs chosen.

I could have understood it if they'd chosen The Albany Project instead, but Room 8? I guess it's still the first rule of politics: it's not what you know, it's who you know.