I regret to inform you...

...that I have decided, after some earnest deliberation, to remove Americablog from my links. It has been replaced with Eschaton, which is now, in my opinion, the more reliable of the two blogs.

This comes after two recent hissyfits thrown by John Aravosis, the primary contributor to Americablog. In the most recent, Aravosis accuses Howard Dean of firing his liaison to the gay community in retaliation for a letter written by his partner. No evidence is cited for this accusation. Furthermore, rather than answer challenges posed by readers, he throws a temper tantrum. His allegations of discrimination are still unsubstantiated.

In a slightly older post, Aravosis compares the Dalai Lama to the Chinese government that brutally oppresses Tibet. This is because the Dalai Lama doesn't feel he can condone homosexuality. However, Aravosis ignored everything else the Dalai Lama has said about homosexuality: that he concedes his views are possibly more influenced by traditional Tibetan views rather than direct religious knowledge, that he doesn't really know enough about the subject to give a definitive answer on the subject. Aravosis also failed to mention that the Dalai Lama has always vocally opposed discrimation and violence against people based on sexual orientation.

I am saddened that this change has become necessary. However, Aravosis is no longer a rational voice representing liberals/progressives or the gay communtiy. Atrios has long been one of my favorite bloggers and I would have added a link eventually anyway. Nevertheless, it's sad that it is in lieu of Americablog, rather than alongside it.