I would like to thank Mauigirl's Meanderings for the Superior Scribbler Award.

I've admired Mauigirl's compassion and commitment to liberal issues, so I'm grateful to get the award from her.

Here are the rules of the award, which I'm breaking by giving it to six blogs instead of five. Bwahahahahaha! All of the blogs deserve it. So there.

*Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends.

*Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.

* Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.

* Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post (above) and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!

*Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

Letters from the Sanitarium
In addition to offering wise political analysis, this blog gives personal and political perspectives on mental illness. If you have a stereotype of the mentally ill as somehow intellectually impaired, this blog will shake that belief to its very core.

The Lesbian Said What??
Insightful analysis from this blog alone would make it worthy of an award. This blog also succeeds at something most blogs fail at pretty badly: using historical quotes. These tend to be ones you haven't read before and are more likely to teach you something than the ones on most blogs that feature quotations. The analysis is by no means limited to quotations. It includes a lot of contemporary thought and issues too.

Gold Star Mom Speaks Out
The corporate media treat military families largely as props to feed the war propaganda machine. This blog provides a more realistic view from one of the many military family members who oppose the war in Iraq.

My Two Cents
This blog seamlessly mixes queer politics with queer fun. Some people are clever. Some are smart. This blogger is both.

Queers United
This is probably the best source for queer activism, history, and terminology at the moment. It really is an intellectual treasure trove.

Unbrainwashed
Tired of all the crap you are fed by the corporate media and the politicians? Enjoy snark and reasoning that undermines the garbage. Acknowledging brainwashing in this society itself is largely taboo, which makes the blog's title especially gratifying.

As I did with the Brillante Award, I give this award out with the intent of building community among liberal and progressive blogs and showing solidarity. The quality of the blogs given the award is acknowledged too. I encourage you to visit these blogs and the recipients to pass the award onto equally deserving blogs.