If you need any more evidence that blogs have transformed political reporting, look no further than Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder.

Kinder is hosting a “bloggers conference call” this morning to discuss his support of a sales-tax holiday aimed at enticing Missouri shoppers to put their IRS rebate checks back into the economy.

The appeal to bloggers seems to be part of a pitch by Kinder to set down some net-roots as a he seeks a second term. Today’s blogger’s call is being arranged by the David All Group, a Republican consulting outfit out of Washington that specializes in harnessing the Internet to help GOP candidates.

They’ve also set up something called “KinderSpeaks,” which offers a YouTube platform to chat with the lieutenant governor. The first episode features Kinder in a diner, ordering the “special”: “common sense answers to the tough questions Missourians are talking about.”

Maybe this diner specializes in corny dishes?

“KinderSpeaks”