Not sure what you're on ... but I'll have some.

They have opinions and are not shy about expressing them - and they both have a medium to reject the allegations.

You're not a prick Damian

Not pointing any fingers ...PA more open than a lot of blog comment - he made inflammatory comments and getting heat - but Campbell and Edwards aren't shrinking violets

Its his opinion and he stands or falls on it - at least he puts his name to what he says.

My opinion, John Armstrong opens up a festering issue about bloggers and the relationship with mainstream media. Personally, I would not have used Gordon Campbell and Bryce Edwards to illustrate the issue. ( that's me speaking not the Herald)

Are they being paid?

At the risk of branding myself a crawler - Good on the Herald - allowing criticism of one of its own writers - long may a robust debate continue. There is too much cross media ownership in New zealand for media to drift into camps. Bloggers could learn from the approach.

Hell hath no fury like the blogerrati scorned.