Politico provides an interesting profile of Ross Douthat, the conservative blooger and author taking Bill Kristol's place at the New York Times.
For those of you who care about my opinion--and if you've read this far, I'm going to assume you care at least a little--I think this is a great decision, both for conservatives and for the Times. The Grey Lady gets an articulate conservative who won't offend the paper's target audience. No Greenwich Village liberal is going to choke to death on their Zabar's bagel while reading one of Douthat's columns.
But that doesn't mean Douthat is wishy-washy, the kind of conservative writes things like "Barack Obama is the only real conservative in America!" or "I think conservatives ought to embrace big government!" I've read his blog for a couple months and can personally vouch for his conservatise credentials. That and a couple bucks will get you a nice Starbucks latte, but oh well. That's my opinion and I'm stickin' to it.
When David Brooks came to UNC, he compared his position with the Times to being like "the chief rabbi in Mecca." Well, now he's got some company in the synagogue.
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