Blog Row Roundup

Executive Summary: The Senate Republican Conference today sponsored the first ever Blog Row. This was a follow up to a similar event on the House side a few weeks ago. A host of Senators paraded before about a dozen or so bloggers. The event was really unprecedented. As one staffer put it to us: rarely do the Senators spend 15 minutes fielding questions from a dozen guys. The topics were wide-ranging: from the vote on Tuesday's Warner Amendment (see here and here). Many of the responses were good, others were mere talking points. Tim Chapman @ Townhall has more here. Mary Katharine Ham, who recently joined up with Hugh Hewitt, was there as well. Flip at Suitably Flip has a great summary of the event. I also got my picture taken in the media seat. (Note: Flip is much better looking than I am so you will not see it here). Also, look for comments from W. Buetler at the Blogometer on The Hotline. And, of course, a nod to Pat Cleary at the NAM blog. The best part of the event however was the tour we got afterward of the media center in the Senate Republican Conference. I'll post some pictures later, but suffice it to say, they have there stuff together. In truth, their website has some of the most rich media content that I've seen. I'll be using it a lot frankly. Here are some pictures of Senators Allen, Brownback, Frist, and Santorum.