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A new report at Yahoo shows that presidential cabinet members aren’t immune to the blogging bug. Health and Human Services secretary Mike Leavitt and Michael Chertoff of Homeland Security in the US are two of the newest members of this centuries newest gold rush, blogging. This just goes to show that anyone with a computer can and will start a blog if they feel they have something to talk about.

The blogs give Leavitt, and Chertoff an opportunity to discuss issues facing their departments and the ability to sound off on criticism about their policies.

Leavitt says he writes every blog entry himself, often late at night in his hotel rooms while traveling. His concern is that his blog entries are too long. It’s quite possible, after using a word counter, I put one of his posts at over 2,400 words. This isn’t uncommon, most of his posts are quite long winded and not all that entertaining.

“I’ve decided to wade in a little deeper into blogdom by writing one for the next month or so,” Leavitt wrote in his first entry. “I’m going to see how I feel after that time period. I may continue; I may not.

Chertoff on the other hand, does not write his posts himself. Not writing posts himself is a bit hypocritical considering what he had to say about why he started the blog in the first place.

“I blog because I can open a dialogue with the American people about our nation’s security. It’s a very personal experience.”

Personal? Pfft…

“I come up with the ideas and someone in the department writes the post, which I edit heavily.”

He even has a paid “tech guy” to oversee the blog daily. How’s that for well-spent tax money?

The State Department has also recently started their own blog. I guess nobody is immune to the blogging bug.