Retardedness abound on the Obama tour. I wonder when these guys are gonna realize that the best way to deal with bloggers is not to. (vi Instapundit)

Deltus:

Actually, the question is: do bloggers want to be considered press, or don’t they? If you’re not there primarily to get blog material, don’t introduce yourself as a blogger.

Touche. I’m not quote sure how to respond to that. I mean, I’m certain that many in the blogsphere want to be considered press, but it’s obviously dangerous to paint all bloggers with the “Press” brush. Not everyone in the sphere considers themselves press or wants to be one, but, like you said, they rarely introduce themselves as bloggers. I think the blogsphere works much more like a “citizens’ press” than the real press anyway. Sort of like a watchdog group.

I still hold that once congress critters realize that bloggers can’t be regulated and that they can work in their favor, this problem will just dissapear. With the internet and blogging so wildly popular, any citizen can be a reporter and Congress just needs to realize that they live in the spotlight no matter what they do. Best to just roll with it, I say.