The other morning (or mid-afternoon, bloggers don’t usually wake up before noon) I contacted Erik about putting out a joint statement pertaining to the possible suspension of our blogging duties so that we could both head to Washington to help Congress draft the legislation that is needed to bail out our economy. We left it at the agreement that we would both think about the proposition and get back to each other after we each had time to chug a few Red Bulls and eat some Pop Tarts.

So, imagine my surprise when I saw that, not hours after we had spoken…ahem, I mean after I had contacted him to speak about the issue, he posted that he was calling for a suspension of all blogging to focus on the economy. I was shocked, SHOCKED at this development. Apparently, it was something that he was more decisive about in his own mind.

I believe that we should continue to have our blogging. I believe that it makes sense for us to continue to present ourselves to a infinitesimally small segment of the extremely bored and entertainment-starved American people that this site appeals to. We can still do plenty of thinking about the economy. We have the ability to take on both issues at once. I mean, if I can blog, search for porn featuring Abe Vigoda and Instant Message with old college friends, all while illegally downloading the new TV on the Radio album, I think I can focus on blogging AND the economy, no problem.

If we do need to rush to Washington to help this crucial legislation get passed, well, we both have big planes with our slogans painted on the sides of them. I think that they can get us to there pretty quickly.

So, while I respect my colleagues’ call for focus on the economy, I respectfully disagree. I should also point out that the possible reason for his change in course might just be that he has been slipping in the polls on key issues as of late and that this is a massive stunt to cover up those slips. He’s trying to distract you, the American people, from the fact that his campaign as of late, to be blunt, has been a myriad of messy misrepresentations, misappropriations and malapropisms.

I call on Erik to join me in not suspending blogging, but to try and do both. As a blogger, it’s our job to focus on more than one thing at a time. We can’t just suspend blogging whenever we feel like it. That’s not the way to properly run a blog.