The Top 40 Conservative Blogs For 2008 (Version 4.0)

by John Hawkins | December 9, 2008 8:38 am

It’s time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 4th quarter of 2008.

Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them, how much I like what I see when I get there, how often the blogs are updated, etc., etc. Also, as per usual, do keep in mind that this sort of list changes frequently over time based on a variety of factors. So if a blog didn’t get included, it’s no big deal — it could be on the list next time. Let me also add that there are some very good blogs that I read almost daily, that didn’t make the list. If you see any blogs on there that you’re not familiar with, make sure to check them out.

Here’s the list:

40) Death By 1000 Papercuts[1]
39) Jihad Watch[2]
38) Outside the Beltway[3]
37) Hugh Hewitt[4]
36) The Radio Equalizer[5]
35) American Diva[6]
34) Power Line[7]
33) Megan McArdle[8]
32) Wizbang[9]
31) Exurban League[10]
30) Alarming News[11]
29) TigerHawk[12]
28) The Next Right[13]
27) Say Anything[14]
26) Iowahawk[15]
25) Dr. Helen[16]
24) Doubleplusundead[17]
23) Cara Ellison[18]
22) The Daily Gut[19]
21) Betsy’s Page[20]
20) The Nose on Your Face[21]
19) Althouse[22]
18) Atlas Shrugs[23]
17) Kausfiles[24]
16) Rachel Lucas[25]
15) The American Princess[26]
14) Sweetness & Light[27]
13) The Jawa Report[28]
12) Tim Blair[29]
11) The Campaign Spot[30]
10) RedState[31]
9) IMAO[32]
8) Little Green Footballs[33]
7) Gateway Pundit[34]
6) Michelle Malkin[35]
5) Instapundit[36]
4) Newsbusters[37]
3) Ace Of Spades HQ[38]
2) Hot Air[39]
1) The Corner[40]

PS: I decided that in order to be fair, I couldn’t add any of the bloggers that regularly blog for RWN or Pajamas Media[41], where I semi-regularly write columns. Be aware that most of these blogs would make the list and are definitely worth checking out. That’s why I recruited them to blog in the first place: Bookworm Room[42], Dr. Melissa Clothier[43], Gina Cobb[44], Cassy Fiano[45], Five Feet Of Fury[46], House of Eratosthenes[47], Likelihood of Success[48], Little Miss Attila[49], Moonbattery[50], The Other McCain[51], Pirate’s Cove[52], Polipundit[53], QandO[54], Sister Toldjah[55], Stop The ACLU[56]

PS #2: Yes, I know a couple of the blogs on the list aren’t really conservative. However, they’re still very good and generally get lumped in with blogs on the right, so I decided to add them in anyway.

PS #3: If you make a list of your own and alert me to it via email or in the comments section, I will add a link to your list at the bottom of this post.

Endnotes:
  1. Death By 1000 Papercuts: http://deathby1000papercuts.blogspot.com/
  2. Jihad Watch: http://jihadwatch.org/
  3. Outside the Beltway: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/
  4. Hugh Hewitt: http://hughhewitt.com/
  5. The Radio Equalizer: http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/
  6. American Diva: http://sondrak.com/
  7. Power Line: http://www.powerlineblog.com/
  8. Megan McArdle: http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/
  9. Wizbang: http://wizbangblog.com/
  10. Exurban League: http://exurbanleague.com/
  11. Alarming News: http://www.alarmingnews.com/
  12. TigerHawk: http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/
  13. The Next Right: http://www.thenextright.com/
  14. Say Anything: http://sayanythingblog.com/
  15. Iowahawk: http://iowahawk.typepad.com/
  16. Dr. Helen: http://drhelen.blogspot.com/
  17. Doubleplusundead: http://doubleplusundead.mee.nu/
  18. Cara Ellison: http://caraellison.wordpress.com/
  19. The Daily Gut: http://www.dailygut.com/
  20. Betsy’s Page: http://betsyspage.blogspot.com/
  21. The Nose on Your Face: http://www.thenoseonyourface.com/
  22. Althouse: http://althouse.blogspot.com/
  23. Atlas Shrugs: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/
  24. Kausfiles: http://www.kausfiles.com
  25. Rachel Lucas: http://www.rachellucas.com/
  26. The American Princess: http://americanprincessblog.com/
  27. Sweetness & Light: http://sweetness-light.com/
  28. The Jawa Report: http://www.mypetjawa.mu.nu/
  29. Tim Blair: http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/timblair/
  30. The Campaign Spot: http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/
  31. RedState: http://www.redstate.org/
  32. IMAO: http://imao.us/
  33. Little Green Footballs: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php
  34. Gateway Pundit: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/
  35. Michelle Malkin: http://www.michellemalkin.com
  36. Instapundit: http://instapundit.com/
  37. Newsbusters: http://newsbusters.org/blog
  38. Ace Of Spades HQ: http://ace.mu.nu/
  39. Hot Air: http://hotair.com/
  40. The Corner: http://nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp
  41. Pajamas Media: http://pajamasmedia.com/
  42. Bookworm Room: http://bookwormroom.wordpress.com/
  43. Dr. Melissa Clothier: http://www.melissaclouthier.com/
  44. Gina Cobb: http://ginacobb.typepad.com/
  45. Cassy Fiano: http://cassyfiano.blogspot.com/
  46. Five Feet Of Fury: http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/
  47. House of Eratosthenes: http://mkfreeberg.webloggin.com/
  48. Likelihood of Success: http://likelihoodofsuccess.com/
  49. Little Miss Attila: http://littlemissattila.mu.nu/
  50. Moonbattery: http://www.moonbattery.com/
  51. The Other McCain: http://rsmccain.blogspot.com/
  52. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us/
  53. Polipundit: http://polipundit.com/
  54. QandO: http://www.qando.net/
  55. Sister Toldjah: http://sistertoldjah.com/index.php
  56. Stop The ACLU: http://stoptheaclu.com/

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