That's what I thought.
For the record, many of the blogs I read collect information from regular news sources--just the things that don't seem to make it to MSNBC's headlines. Others are first-person accounts from places like Iraq and other areas where the news is being made. Still others do detailed analyses of situations around the world. Many are written by intelligent and educated people, often with a background in what they're talking about.
But what the hell do they know compared to opinion columnists from the Seattle Times?