They are interesting partly because of their consistency. This time Wes Clark (who has won all the previous Kos straw polls) garners 38%. Not surprising, some people say -- after all, Kos readers tend to be more pro-military than other readers of liberal blogs.

Sounds reasonable. But is it true? Look at Russ Feingold of Wisconsin; he's getting 16% in the poll. If Russ isn't liberal enough for you, seek professional help immediately.

Given that, how do you explain the dismal showings of Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, John Edwards, Evan Bayh, John Kerry and Tom Vilsack -- all of whom are registering single digits in this poll? Seems to me that the most media-hyped candidates should lead the early straw polls, because they're familiar to the rank-and-file -- exactly the same reason The Olive Garden gets voted "Best Italian Restaurant" by the public in the newspapers every year.

Look, I know it's non-scientific, but I think Kos is tapping into something serious going on with the netroots -- something the Democratic party isn't seeing yet.

UPDATE: Sorry I've posted so little this week. Mrs. Uncle Mike and I are relocating to a lovely new fortified bunker near a park and a bike trail. I'll post as much as I can; we should be settled into our new lovenest by early next week.