Today, I officially drop Vermonters First from the blogroll. No posts in a month gets you dropped. I hope it returns…

And I’m adding what may be the most fun for me, the Burlington Free Press political blog, vt.Buzz.

And already I have something to work with…

In the “trading playbooks” post from yesterday, they (who, I’m not really sure) write…

Democratic congressional candidate Peter Welch took a page out of Republican Martha Rainville’s playbook Tuesday. Not wanting to yield that issue to the former head of the Vermont National Guard, Welch held a news conference on the topic of homeland security.

With the Montpelier Fire Department as a backdrop, Welch called for more federal money for first responders. Since Sept. 11, 2001, local first responders have had more responsibilities, he said, while the Bush administration has put the resources into the war in Iraq.

Excuse me folks, but national security is not a Republican issue. Specifically support for first responders!

And, please don’t forget that one of John Kerry’s stump speech points was exactly this…

UPDATE: I’m also dropping Peter Daou’s The Grit, which is now on haitus due to his new role in Hillary Clinton’s organization.