Validating The Bloggers

I take this to mean the White House now believes bloggers really do have an audience and really can have an impact...

White House Establishes "Rapid Response" Team To Counter Internet Blogs

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that Republican conservatives working to block an immigration bill risk endorsing a "silent amnesty" by insisting on deportations that are "not going to happen."...The Homeland Security secretary said he canceled an overseas trip to help. In addition, the president is expected to stump for the bill next week and a "rapid response" team is countering critics, not only in the conventional media but, for the first time, on Internet blogs, said White House communications director Kevin Sullivan. The president's press secretary, Tony Snow, already has [...]

Tags: Homeland Security, Chertoff, Rapid Response Team, Bloggers