Hired.
Yesterday I suggested that I start going to the General Assembly once a week and blogging my observations, with the caveat that I needed enough interest from folks to justify it. “Interest” being demonstrated by people ponying up the cash to cover the cost of gas and parking, not because it’s terribly expensive, but because I want to know that there’s interest.
Well, I got a call from a reader this afternoon (he wishes to remain anonymous) who, along with another reader, has agreed to fund my travel costs for at least the first few weeks of the session. There have been some very generous offers from readers and fellow bloggers, too, so it’s clear that there’s sufficient support (and, consequently, demand) for me to do this. When necessary, I’ll put up a little PayPal link so that folks who are willing to chip in to cover my costs can do so.
So I’ll start doing it next week. I don’t know that I’ll have anything special to offer, but I can only imagine that there’s some value to having some regular-guy reporting on what goes on during the session.
I certainly hope that other bloggers will consider doing the same thing, particularly those of you who don’t have a three-hour round trip to Richmond. Just head on down for an hour, sit in on a committee meeting, take notes, and write about the speechifying, the attendees, what stands out, what is conspicuous in its absence, etc., etc. This is particularly perfect for all of you who decry the “MSM” — bypass the “filter,” go to where the news happens, and tell us what’s going on at the front lines.
See you in Richmond!
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