The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Denny Hastert(r), has started a blog! You can’t leave comments for him there, but whether you agree with his politics or not, please head on over to his site, because I guarantee you he is paying attention to his hit counters.

I couldn’t be more earnest in saying that blogging serves no individual better than a freely elected public official, written in his own words (not by an aide). This is the way to explain the often-surprising complications in what usually seems to the general populace like simple issues. If he continues to update it, and himself rather than have an aide do it, it will help to provide a much deeper insight into the human, rather than the politician. And that will certainly go a long way in gaining him more favor with constituents.

I 100% applaud any elected politician who is willing to share him or herself with the public, and I would go out of my way to encourage and support them in that regard, regardless of party or platform.

So, please visit his site, make sure he gets lots of hits. If you want to, even drop him an email letting him know that you support his blogging!