When I first posted the news that I would be financing my election coverage of the New Hampshire primary through reader contributions, I thought it was a new idea.

Well, it turns out that's not entirely true. Christopher Allbritton financed his trip to Iraq through the same means. And, needless to say, a trip to Iraq is a rather bolder endeavor than one to New Hampshire.

(The budget mentioned earlier is still on the way --- been doin a lot of reporting.)