In case you didn't hear - today was Bill Kristol's last column for the NYT (they refused to extend his contract). Kristol, aside from throwing out pretty generic columns, was notoriously error prone. Usually Kristol would predicably spout the standard neo-con fluff, but in today's column he compared Obama to Reagan and suggested that Obama may be able to resurrect a liberalism that Kristol could live with (one more sign of how Obama's been able to wedge the GOP and enjoy some bipartisan backing).
Now David Brooks is the only conservative on the page, and Politico is speculating over who will take his place. Frum, Byron York, Noonan, Megan McCardle, Ross Douthat, etc. I'd be happy with any of those since I read them all anyway (well, York and Frum less often).
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I second your Good Riddance to Kristol. He brought nothing to the table at the NYT, unlike William Safire, who he effectively replaced. He will banished to the Fox News Network where he belongs, where facts are optional and agreement with the right wing establishment is essential. His refusal to admit any weaknesses in the application of conservative ideology over the last eight years parallels the inability of Bush to admit mistakes.
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