Unheralded return of lefty blogger Tim Dunlop

US based Australian lefty blogger Tim Dunlop has experienced technical problems at his site – Road to Surfdom – making his last post there on 6 April. As Dunlop had previously offered to allow right-winger Tim Blair to post at Surfdom, during a period in which Blair was experiencing techinical problems, Blair did the right thing and reciprocated. Dunlop made his first post at Blair's on Sunday. Blair's notoriously – as characterized by lefty bloggers – outspoken commenters, while they aren't likely to be leftified anytime soon, have been remarkably civil. This should be very encouraging for Dunlop as he's getting exposure to a readership that must be many times bigger than the one he had at Surfdom.

Anyway, there is something about the Dunlop-posting-at-Blair's situation that has me stumped: why is it that I can't find a single Australian lefty blogger making so much as a passing comment on Tim Dunlop's return to blogging after an absence of almost two weeks? Is it lack of regard for Dunlop? Out of hatred of Blair? Or, is it as I believe, their envy of Dunlop's access to Blair's huge readership – a readership they'll never achieve – that's causing them to remain silent?

Regardless, it strikes me as seriously odd that Dunlop is getting a warmer welcome from Blair's right-wing readers than from his fellow left-wingers. Dunlop must be wondering where all his comrades have gone.

Update: Go here.