Montana Blog Polling

An interesting thing is happening over at <a href="http://wulfgar.typepad.com/a_chicken_is_not_pillage/2005/11/a_polling.html">Wulfgar's Place</a>. He has decided to do an unofficial, low-tech Montana blogsphere poll.<br />n<br />n<blockquote>Here's what I propose. I will offer several categories for voting, with no established candidates. Voting can be public or anonymous, in comments or by email. If you wish to email your responses, please use wulfgar.pillages AT gmail.com. Posting anonymous comments with your responses is fine, just use a fake email address; (I have your IP address logged so please don't double vote. And if you're just a dick about it, I won't hesitate to delete your response.) If you wish to publish your responses at your own website, please do … just send me an email or comment pointing to the answers you offer. If you wish to republish the ballot at your site, please do, but kindly let me know any responses that you get at your website, so that I can include those votes in my final tally. If you wish to add items to the ballot on your site, go right ahead.</blockquote><br />n<br />nTo start with I would point out anybody can partake of this poll who reads Montana blogs and I urge you to. Vote in all categories, one category, or just the ones you want to.<br />n<br />nOne last thing before I get to my votes. I wish to thank everyone who has all ready voted for, or will vote for, me in different places, I am honored/amazed that you would think so much of this lowly rancher. Now, on to my votes.<br />n<br />n1: Best Montana Political Website (Websites relating or dealing with primarily political content).<br />n<br />na: Best Left Leaning Political Website. <a href="http://leftinthewest.com/">Left in the West</a><br />nb: Best Right Leaning Political Website Not aware of any.<br />nc: Best Libertarian/Constitutional/Independent Website. <a href="http://davebudge.com/">Dave Budge .com</a><br />nd: Most In-depth Political Website. No Vote<br />nc: Best Political Candidate's Website. I'm only aware of one, so no vote.<br />n<br />n2: Best Lifestyle Website.<br />n<br />na: Most Exemplifies a Montana Lifestyle. <a href="http://karbonkountymoos.blogspot.com/">Karbon Kounty Moos</a><br />nb: Best Culture Website.<br />nc: Best Pop-Culture Website. <a href="http://www.davidmsc.com/">Better Living Thru Blogging!</a><br />n<br />n3: Most Web Gravitas (Best Read) Website. <br />n<br />na: Best Website For Montana News (not an online newspaper, or presentation thereof). <a href="http://mt-govinfo.blogspot.com/2005/11/friday-resource-round-up_11.html">Government News for Montana</a><br />nb: Best Website For Montana Photos. Warning, shamless self promotion! <a href="http://sarpysam.net/gallery/">Sarpy Sam's Ranch Pictures</a><br />nc: Best Website For Montana Tales and Stories. <a href="http://prairiemary.blogspot.com/">prairiemary</a><br />nd: Most Informative Website About Montana And Montana Concerns.<br />n<br />n4: Most Humorous Montana Website. <a href="http://www.sfolife.net/">A Secular Franciscan Life</a><br />n<br />n5: Best Montana Media Website (specifically dedicated to providing news and information). <br />n<br />na: Best Online Newspaper. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com//index.php">billingsgazette.com</a><br />nb: Best Online Media Sponsored Website. <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.com/blog/citylights/">City Lights</a><br />nc: Best Online Magazine. <a href="http://www.newwest.net/index.php/">New West Network</a><br />n<br />n6: Best State Run Website. <br />n<br />na: Most Useful State Website. State, useful, only if they get the hell out of a persons way.<br />n<br />n7: Most Helpful Montana Website. State, helpful, not likely. Hurtful would be a better term.<br />n<br />n8: Most Historical Montana Website. <br />n<br />n9: Best Montana Community Website. (Community Websites are those that allow multiple posters or content providers.) <a href="http://bigskyblog.com/">the Big Sky Blog</a><br />n<br />n10: Most Missed Montana Website Not Being Updated Or On Hiatus. <a href="http://www.billingsnews.blogspot.com/">Billings Blog</a><br />n<br />n11: Best Personal Montana Website (Relating to and about the individuals personal life). <a href="http://duck.hekhet.net/">Revolving Duck</a><br />n<br />n12: Montana Survivor; Website you'd most like to be voted off the mountains (try to be nice, here). I have a few in mind so to be fair I won't list any.<br />n<br />n13: And Finally, The Montana Website You Would Choose To Read Everyday. <a href="http://www.spunandspinning.blogspot.com/">spun and spinning… because life is too short</a><br />n<br />nBonus polling, just for fun:<br />n<br />nI: Best Montana College Football Team. <br />n<br />nII: Best Montana Highschool Football Team.<br />n<br />nIII: Favorite NFL Football Team. <br />n<br />nIV: Best Montana College Basketball Team. <br />n<br />nV: Best Montana Highschool Basketball Team. ?<br />n<br />nVI: Favorite NBA Basketball Team. <br />n<br />nVII: Best Montana Sports Hero Of All Time. <br />n<br />nVIII: Best Montana Politician of All Time. Jeannette Rankin<br />n<br />nNow everybody else, go vote.<br />n<br />n<b>Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. Franklin P. Adams</b>