http://www.progressivedailybeacon.com/more.php?page=opinion&id=1800If we, as a progressive community, are honest with ourselves, it is plainly obvious that the blogosphere has become an extension of corporate-owned media. Well, with a twist: It now serves the corporate interests of either the Republican or Democratic Party. I don't want to be associated with that. I want to be part of something that is about the people and their interest, so I will probably start a blog with that simple objective.
First, I want to thank EVERYONE for their kind words of support and encouragement. The decision to end something that I've poured three years of my life into, wasn't easy. But I started this site in hopes of countering the Republican propaganda machines, such as Limbaugh and FOX News. I think the PDB accomplished that goal.
The difference today, as I see the progression of the blogosphere, is that most so-called progressive sites have sold out to the Democratic Party establishment. It has become nothing more than a -- when it is politically convenient -- left-leaning version of FOX News.