Believe it or not, I'm conflicted about the “Vote for the Scariest Jim Douglas” contest on the Vermont Dems website.

On the one hand, it seems a little … I dunno. Unprofessional, I guess. In the literal sense of the word, more than the pejoritive. Like something we bloggers would do. I was recently dismaying the lack of decorum on the state GOP website for calling NEA Chief Angelo Dorta a liar. This, although it avoids any invective harsher than “hypocritical,” still seems a bit – I dunno, untoward.

On the other hand, have you folks read that list?! It's the best, most comprehensive checklist of the reasons not to vote for Jim Douglas I've ever seen! For that reason alone, it should be required reading. The Dems website has been terrific for months, but that one page is the best resource I've seen yet (although it would be significantly improved with some linked text pointing surfers to details).

So I dunno. Does the strong, comprehensive messagng outweigh the neener-neener-factor? Does the neener-neener factor matter? Maybe the Party sites should be acting more like blogs (or maybe it's not a matter of should or shouldn't, maybe it's just a matter of inevitability)