Dean Barnett

Why Isn’t There a Conservative Daily Kos?

By Matthew Sheffield and Noel Sheppard | September 6, 2007 - 18:44 ET

Whether or not one agrees with the political views of Markos Moulitsas, there's no getting around the fact his website has become not just a powerful force in the blogosphere, but is also shaping the Democrat Party.

This raises an important question: Why isn't there a conservative website like Daily Kos?

Providing some answers this week were Dean Barnett at the Weekly Standard and David Weigel of Reason.

Barnett accurately frames the issue (emphasis added throughout):

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