Salon's lefty gadfly Glenn Greenwald has gotten all riled up about newish politics site Politico. They publish political gossip, and—horror of horrors!—Politico is somehow just as mean and gossipy and wrong-headed as Matt Drudge, and that is a very, very, very bad thing, and must be stopped. Oh, and also, Drudge and Politico are in some sort of vast right-wing conspiracy cahoots: "It is really amazing, and quite significant, just how frequently Drudge and The Politico end up being linked in so many ways," he sniffs. Also: "Maybe the Politico is designed to be a gossip rag — like Drudge or right-wing blogs — not an actual news organization." You know what, Glenn? How about you get off that high horse you've placed yourself on so delicately, and come down and mingle with the rest of us? The air's refreshing down here. As for Politico, we're thrilled to be able at last to jump up and down and yell, "One of us! One of us!" Yay!

The Politico: Gossip Rag Masquerading As News Organization? [Salon]