Ah, white-knighting. The favorite activity of reporters trying to be edgy or politicians trying to be benevolent. Which is great: currently Obama is white-knighting Lieberman, while the Clintons are trolling him. Internet happenings in real life!

But one person who doesn't need any heroic gestures made on his behalf? Matt Drudge. People have been calling for his head since the conception of his website back during the Lewinsky scandal, and the fact that it's still trooping along, despite, or perhaps because of, Obama's victory should be proof enough that the man isn't going anywhere.

But Jack Shafer, he of the DNC party-pooping brigade, thinks that it's of utmost importance to specificly define what makes Drudge Report so necessary, despite the fact that he most likely disagrees with 99% of what is written on the conservative site.

Maybe the Drudge Report derives its efficiency and usefulness from its lack of podcasts, Web video, RSS feeds, animations, interactive charts, interactive maps, slideshows, Digg buttons, Facebook widgets, comment pages, change-text-size buttons, and print options!

Technophobe spotted! JackShaf, here's a tip: when writing a piece for an online magazine like Slate, it's best not to diss your meal ticket by saying that the best websites are the most anachronistic ones.

Or maybe I'm just saying that because looking at Drudge Report's fonts send me into a Hulk-rage. Who uses Impact for their website?