But this time the paper hasn’t picked an ideologue who is so close to Republican strategists that he could be confused as one half of a Siamese twin. It hasn’t picked someone whose main goal seems to be to elect Republicans (and advocate whatever it takes) and look so much like a cheerleader that high schools send him a wig and uniform (sorry for that imagery).
This time the Times has opted for a young, “new conservative” thinking conservative from one of the most solid print and internet political analysis sources around. DETAILS HERE.
No apology should be necessary, Krystol worked hard to deserve that imagery! I am cautiously optimistic about his replacement.