I vote Betsy Newmark

Weblog Awards voting for “Best” blogs in various categories closes at 11:59 PM (US - Eastern) December 15, 2006.

There are three excellent NC blogs in the 251-500 “Best” category: Betsy’s Page, Confederate Yankee and Sister Toldjah. IMHO any one of the three will be a deserving winner. I’m not familiar with the other nominees.

That said, I just voted here for Betsy’s Page.

Betsy Newark’s a high school social studies teacher in Raleigh. She’s proud and clear for America’s creed and those who defend it. She reports and comments on the foolish and knavish (eg. Jimmy Carter, Al Sharpton and NC’s own John Edwards) as well as the wise ( eg. Michael Barone, Charles Krauthammer, Heather McDonald, Thomas Sowell and Mark Steyn).

Betsy’s a Duke mom. And does she ever comment on the Hoax! Here she is on Dec. 13 with “More exonerating evidence in the Duke lacrosse case:”

Lookee, lookee here. New information about the DNA tests that were done back in the Spring. Precious, the strip dancer and alleged victim, apparently was chock full of male DNA, just none of it was from any of the lacrosse players.

That's a very good example of Betsy’s “tell it like it is” blogging. She ends her post with:

It was already quite clear that her story was a pack of lies, but every revelation turns up more lies in her story.

If Nifong really kept this information from the defense, there is even more reason to investigate Mike Nifong's conduct of this case.

You can vote here; but only until 11:59 PM (US - Eastern) December 15, 2006.

Thank you.