Well, it's been an interesting journey, hasn't it? There have been a few surprises along the way, hopefully not all of them unpleasant. But now we've reached the end of the road. It's time to announce the top 10 and let the chips fall where they may, don't you think?

Ah, but it's here in the top ten that we'll find the real surprise.

Well, let's get on with it then. The top 10 political blogs in Virginia are:

10. Bearing Drift

9. Waldo Jaquith

8. NOVA Townhall Blog

7. Below The Beltway

6. Not Larry Sabato

5. Extreme Mortman

4. Raising Kaine

3. QandO

2. QandO

1. QandO

No, that's not a typo you see: QandO is the top three political blogs in Virginia. I couldn't think of a more straightforward way of communicating the tremendous amount of "blog mojo" this site has acquired. I found that even after I had divided QandO's "blog mojo" by three, each third still had more than its nearest competitor.

Apparently Jon Henke's position as the New Media Director for the Republican Communications Office has transformed his old blog from a thoroughly respectable first-tier state blog into a rising national blog. While Henke no longer blogs at QandO it must be acknowledged that his partners—Bryan Pick and Billy Hollis—have carried QandO forward, building it into a powerhouse blog.

Congratulations Mssrs. Henke, Pick and Hollis!