And now... the winning entries in the Watcher's Council vote for this week are Mandate Me, Baby by Right Wing Nut House, and Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election? by BeldarBlog. There was actually a tie in the council category this week... the Watcher enjoyed both posts, but Rick Moran's critique of government-run health care ultimately won him over. Here are the full tallies of all votes cast:
| Votes | Council link |
|---|---|
| 3 1/3 | Mandate Me, Baby Right Wing Nut House |
| 2 1/3 | Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and McCain Derangement Syndrome Wolf Howling |
| 2 | Of Israel, the Palestinians and the United States Soccer Dad |
| 1 2/3 | America In a Six-Word Slogan Cheat Seeking Missiles |
| 1 | Philip's Complaint, or Liberal Political Thinking in a Nutshell Bookworm Room |
| 2/3 | Complex Done With Mirrors |
| 2/3 | None Dare Call It Murder Joshuapundit |
| 2/3 | The Balance The Glittering Eye |
| 2/3 | How the Democrats Will Attack McCain... and Fail Miserably Big Lizards |
| Votes | Non-council link |
|---|---|
| 3 1/3 | Are We At War? And What Is the Political Consequence of That For Conservatives In This Election? BeldarBlog |
| 2 2/3 | The Final Mission, Part II Michael J. Totten |
| 2 1/3 | Obama's Politics of Collective Redemption American Thinker |
| 1 | Seven Reasons To Support The GOP's Nominee Hugh Hewitt |
| 2/3 | Tim Rutten Lies About Cheney's CPAC Speech Patterico's Pontifications |
| 2/3 | The White House Wants a $1.4 Billion Stimulus/National Security Package... for Mexico Michelle Malkin |
| 2/3 | The Red King and Equality Before the Law Brits at their Best |
| 1/3 | Obama, Exxon Mobil, Economics and Populism The QandO Blog |
| 1/3 | The Obama Che Flag Flap Ace of Spades HQ |