John Hawkins polled “right wing” bloggers and came up with the following list.

#25) Mark Levin: 6
#21) Hugh Hewitt: 7
#21) George Will: 7
#21) John Roberts: 7
#21) Ronald Reagan: 7
#20) Victor David Hanson: 8
#19) Antonin Scalia: 9
#18) John McCain: 10
#14) Glenn Beck: 11
#14) George W. Bush: 11
#14) Glenn Reynolds: 11
#14) Matt Drudge: 11
#13) Bill Kristol: 12
#10) Charles Krauthammer: 13
#10) Thomas Sowell: 13
#10) Laura Ingraham: 13
#9) Karl Rove: 14
#8) Jonah Goldberg: 15
#7) Bill O’Reilly: 17
#5) Newt Gingrich: 21
#5) Ann Coulter: 21
#3) Mark Steyn: 23
#3) Sean Hannity: 23
#2) Michelle Malkin: 24
#1) Rush Limbaugh: 49

First, I’m not surprised that Rush topped the list. He is one of, if not THE most influential person in American politics. But I’m surprised at some of the other names. Coulter? Really? Rove? Listen, I will stipulate that Rove is the best political operative the right has ever seen. He makes Begala and Carville look like third graders (I guess they do a good job of that their selves). But ten years from now, are we really going to look back and say this is the party that Rove built? I doubt it. Bill O’Reilly? Come on. The guy buys into all the “windfall profits” crap.

I was also surprised that Ronald Reagan was so far down the list. But I guess the living carry a certain priority. Finally, I don’t think I would have pick John Roberts, but I’m glad he is on this list. Much more than Rove, Roberts is likely to have a profound impact, not just on the direction of the party, but the direction of the country.