The nominees for the 2006 Web log awards are out! These are great fun to vote for, and they introduce us all to great new blogs we have not heard of. Check out the new candidates at this site here – and when you can, make your vote.

Here are my own personal endorsements below – what are yours?

Best Blog
Instapundit

Best New Blog
Blue Crab Boulevard
Jules Crittenden

Best Individual Blog
Dr. Sanity
Riehl World View

Best Humor Blog
ScrappleFace

Best Comic Strip
(no opinion)

Best Online Community
Free Republic

Best Liberal Blog
(no opinion)

Best Conservative Blog
Ace of Spades
Michelle Malkin

Best Centrist Blog
Winds of Change
Althouse
QandO

Best Media Blog
Tammy Bruce

Best Technology Blog
(no opinion)

Best Sports Blog
(no opinion)

Best Military Blog
Michael Yon
Op-For

Best Law Blog
Becker-Posner

Best Business Blog
Club for Growth

Best LGBT Blog
Gay Patriot

Best Parenting Blog
(no opinion)

Best Educational Blog
(no opinion)

Best Science Blog
(no opinion)

Best Medical/Health Issues Blog
(no opinion)

Best Photo Blog
(no opinion)

Best Culture Blog
(no opinion)

Best Diarist
(no opinion)

Best Gossip Blog
Perez Hilton

Best Music Blog
(no opinion)

Best Podcast
(no opinion)

Best Video Blog
HotAir

Video Of The Year
(no opinion)

Best Canadian Blog
Small Dead Animals

Best UK Blog
EU Referendum

Best European Blog (Non UK)
Free Thoughts

Best Asian Blog
(no opinion)

Best Middle East or Africa Blog
Rantings of a Sandmonkey

Best Australia or New Zealand Blog
Tim Blair

Best Latino, Caribbean, or South American Blog
(awwww, mannnnn? Do I really have to choose? How do I choose from these?)
Babalu
Blog for Cuba
Venezuela News and Views
The Devil’s Excrement
Mark In Mexico

Best of the Top 250 Blogs
Stop The ACLU

Best of the Top 251 – 500 Blogs
Betsy????????s Page
Confederate Yankee
Sister Toldjah

Best of the Top 501 – 1000 Blogs
(no opinion)

Best of the Top 1001 – 1750 Blogs
WILLisms

Best of the Top 1751 – 2500 Blogs
Cathy’s World

Best of the Top 2501 – 3500 Blogs
The Colossus of Rhodey

Best of the Top 3501 – 5000 Blogs
(no opinion)

Best of the Top 5001 – 6750 Blogs
Sean Gleeson

Best of the Top 6751 – 8750 Blogs
Lonewacko

Best of the Rest of the Blogs (8751+)
(no opinion)