All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it; if the job is forced on them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else.- HL Mencken

GOP Bloggers
Matt Margolis --
Jan 15, 2007Romney Tops GOP Straw Poll
"With over 12,000 votes in, the latest GOP Bloggers 2008 Straw Poll of GOP contenders shows Romney as both the number one 'first choice' of bloggers and blog readers and the 'most acceptable candidate.' ... Supporters of the top 3 potential candidates (Romney, Guiliani and Gingrich) are largely committment to their respective candidate of choice, which puts Romney in a very strong position to launch a very successful online grassroots campaign. With his impressive exploratory committee website, and his campaign's clear understanding of how to use the internet to respond to attacks quickly, Romney has proven himself very able to win the GOP nomination."RedState
HeavyM --
Jan 12, 2007In Which I Comprehensively Explain Why I Will Be Voting For Willard Mitt Romney
"With all the talk about Romney lately after a great week he has had, this is as good a time as ever to bring out a diary that has been months in the making and explain to everyone why Romney is now officially my first choice in this wide-open field of candidates.

This may be a little long, but my intent with this diary is to be comprehensive and thorough in my reasoning as to leave little doubt why this man has won my support."Online Media Daily
Shankar Gupta --
Jan 11, 2007Presidential Candidates Launch Blog Campaigns
"THE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is 22 months in the future, but at least two hopefuls have already started online campaigns. Former Senator John Edwards and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have both recently started running ads on political blogs, via the ad network Blogads. What's more, both candidates have promised extensive online efforts in the coming race."
Instapundit
Glenn Reynolds --
Jan 10, 2007The Glenn and Helen Show: Mitt Romney on the War, the Campaign and the Future
"Mitt Romney has officially declared his interest in the 2008 Presidential election. In this interview, he responds to a controversial YouTube video about his positions on abortion and other social issues, and talks about the war, gun rights, health care, research and development, and the role of the blogosphere in the 2008 election, among other things.

That's kind of cool, using a podcast to respond to a YouTube interview. All new media, all the time! I was going to hold this until tomorrow, but it's already getting press. [LATER: Wow. Rather a lot of press.]"TigerHawk
TigerHawk --
Jan 10, 2007Mitt Romney steps up
"Mitt Romney, presidential aspirant, has stepped up and taken a stand in favor of the "surge" in boots on the ground that George W. Bush is going to announce in just under an hour. Good for him. It would have been easy to avoid expressing an opinion that may well come back to hurt him in the general election. Props to Romney for courage even if it turns out to be the wrong call."PatrickRuffini.com
Patrick Ruffini --
Jan 08, 2007Mitt Romney's $6.5 Million Day
"Time to add something new to the bag of tricks. Today, Mitt Romney kicked off his fundraising campaign with a twist: a massive call-center for well-heeled fundraisers to dial through their Rolodexes and shake loose the early dough. ? this is the kind of thing we should be seeing more of in ?08 and beyond."Hugh Hewitt
Hugh Hewitt --
Jan 06, 2007McCain and Romney: The Weekend Edition
"There is a dynamic in politics that always sees money follow momentum. Don't be surprised if the early money breaks to Romney as smart money likes to be with the eventual nominee early, and also to be part of the team from its first days. This is what distinguished George W. Bush's campaign in 1999-2000."Captain's Quarters
Ed Morrissey --
Jan 05, 2007The Tax Line In The Sand
"Mitt Romney became the first top-level Republican primary candidate to sign the Tax Pledge, joining most of the Republican caucuses in Congress ... Romney saw an opportunity to shore up his right flank by pledging opposition to any tax increases, and it will definitely get conservative appreciation."Hugh Hewitt
Dean Barnett --
Dec 21, 2006Romney a Social Conservative? Yes!
"I know there are a lot of people who are wondering why this semi-obscure one-term governor of our nation's bluest state has so knocked the conservative media on its collective tush ... Mitt Romney has dazzled conservative opinion-makers because he is indeed special ..."National Review Online
Kathryn Jean Lopez --
Dec 14, 2006A Primary Factor: Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in an exclusive pre-Christmas 2006 interview
National Review Online Editor Kathryn Lopez e-interviews Governor Romney on the Iraq Study Group proposals, his opposition to same-sex marriage, his views on the sanctity of life, and many other issues.