My friend Jesse at Pandagon is leaving blogland for the bluer, better-paying pastures of Ted Strickland's campaign for governor. Longtime readers will know that Jesse and I shared online real estate for over a year, and it was, for me, a time of great growth as a writer, as a political thinker, and as a blogger. We also exited the experience good friends, contrary to the still-flying rumors about some venomous dissolution. So the site holds a very special place in my heart.
This is a great move for Jesse and a huge gain for the Strickland campaign. If we retake Ohio, you'll know who to thank. Pandagon will be left in the capable hands of Amanda and JEdmunds who, in a very nice bit of cyclical blog advancement, was guest-blogging at this site before Jesse extended the invitation. Both of them are phenomenally talented, irritatingly incisive writers, and they'll do a great job. It won't be the same without Jesse -- he was the soul of Pandagon. But it'll be different, a must-read on its own merits, and you folks should keep supporting the site.
