I don't blog a lot for the simple reason that given the vast and erudite amount of commentary out there, mine will probably not add much. While I have opinions on most every subject, I don't have sufficiently well-informed opinions to weigh in. 'Tis better to be thought a fool....One opinion I do hold strongly is that there are far to many opinions on the web. Every blogger feels its his or her duty to bring forth his views on X. The recent election of Pope Benedict XVI is a good example. I'm a Catholic (not a very devout one, I should add), but I don't follow Vatican politics much and to be honest, I'd never heard of Ratzinger before a few months ago when I stumbled upon an article on him. But I'm willing to bet that most American commentators had not heard of him either. Yet, blogs were abuzz with proclamations on his "fitness" or his "conservatism" or this or that. Many were not Catholics and probably most had never heard of him until Pope John Paul II's death. Yet a quick internet search, a perusal of some favorite sources and PRESTO, instant and regurgitated commentary. It's all so cliched, so banal, so shallow. Does having a blog require you to speak on every topic? All of a sudden we've got Tsunami experts, terrorism experts, and monetary experts amazing their readers with an analysis of why wages haven't followed productivity. While I generally enjoy blogs, we're in a blog bubble, one that's elevated every half-witted political junky into a second-rate George Will or Milton Friedman.