I can't get too grumpy…

…(though that nasty cold is still hanging on) about the presumption of a gaggle of national bloggers who think they can bestow "netroots" approval on a candidate, whatever their criteria (I could get pretty grumpy about the whole notion of the "netroots," but not now).

Nope, I'll let my reservations slide this time, because I'm so delighted that Darcy Burner, largely through the efforts of the northwest blog community, and particularly the leadership of NPI's Andrew Villeneuve, has made The List.

It's the same kind of national attention for Darcy that came from the last minute push by folks like Andrew and Carl and Goldy and many others to help Darcy cross the DCCC's Red To Blue threshold, and it holds the same potential for a major financial impact on the campaign.

So congrats to Darcy, thanks to her supporters and to the bestowers of the blessing.

Congrats, too, to the local bloggers who made the Kewl Kids list.

And, of course, you can still support Darcy via ActBlue right here.