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You know, it's a funny thing ... of the four biggest M's blogs, three of them are indeed sycophantic... we don't mean it in a pejorative way, but USSM, LL, and PI are dominated by one-line, "Teach Us More, Sensei" dittos...
At Baker's site, MC, and here, that is (to my eye) almost completely absent, and in fact your post reflects a desire to *avoid* the appearance of too-quick agreement...
Not that Geoffy and Jeffy C. necessarily deserve the same unwavering agreement that, say, USSM gets >:-} but it is interesting to muse on why the sites shake down into Leader/Follower sites vs. whatever this and the Times are...