Top Ten Reasons The Weekly Rader is Losing The Best of Blogs Contest

FOR BETTER OR WORSE, The Weekly Rader is a finalist for "Best Book/Literature" blog in the annual Best of Blogs competition. At this point, it appears to be for worse, as TWR is pulling a Kucinich in this particular election.

So, in honor of the current elections, here is:

THE TOP TEN REASONS THE WEEKLY RADER WON'T BE A BEST OF BLOGS WINNER

10. Most of TWR'S readers are anxiously awaiting "The Worst of Blogs" Awards.
9. Scandalous problems with electronic voting in Ohio.
8. Bad weather.
7. Impossible to think about voting for TWR while also trying to decide between David Cook and David Archuleta.
6. West Virginians hate the Obama posts.
5. Readers are waiting for TWR to appear on Dancing with the Stars.
4. Majority of Americans maintain "poetry blows."
3. White blue-collar voters are bitter at TWR for the no-guns-on-campus post.
2. TWR failed to get Chuck Norris to appear at campaign rallies.
1. Best of Blog votes are tabulated by Katherine Harris.