Orbusmax

Today we review another Drudge Report drone, Orbusmas:

www.orbusmax.com/

This is kinda a Drudge Report, but with a Northwest Twist. I.e., he focuses on northwest news.
However, it isn't up to Drudge quality, nor does it sink as low as the Drudge Retort.

First, he does acknowledge Drudge - in big letters at the top. There is a similarity in the format - three columns. And like Drudge, it is conservative-leaning. There are some differences, though (besides being northwest-focused).

First, there is no link to several billion columnists. Instead, there is a page linking to several blogs. Overwhelmingly conservative, mind you, but not totally (for example, he references horsesass.com, but he forgets the Daily Kos). This is not like the Drudge Retort, for which I cannot find a single non-liberal-left-progressive site.

And, he appears not to be maintaining this at the rate of Drudge - sometimes, he advises he will be down for a day, and asks you to check the blogs. But he is honest in this regard nonetheless.

While this knocks down the grade, there is a bit of Northwest schtick at the bottom - a similar feature that the Drudge Report and Drudge Retort lack (he links to SkyHighAirlines and the exploding whale story, for example). So that gives it a bit of uniqueness.

Most of the news focuses on Washington and Oregon, and a bit on Idaho, but it doesn't matter, for no one cares what goes on in that state. Unlike Drudge Report, however, local news sources are less bias than local news sources, and you can get most northwest news off of local papers and the websites of news channels. This may not be the best site to start your northwest new search. Nonetheless, these sites are not as comprehensive for northwest news. Thus, there is some ambivilency here.

Grade: B-