New York Times Finally Hires New Bill Kristol

Not that Bill Kristol can ever be replaced, but the New York Times has finally found a new conservative friend for David Brooks on the op-ed page! As usual, the pick is a white male, but for the first time it's ayoung and dashingwhite male (sorry, Tom Friedman!) So let the record show that after Wonkette wrote in a post about theTimeson October 23, 2008, "Just hire Ross Douthat and get it over with," the Newspaper of Record had no choice but to comply. Congratulations, Ross! [Sigh] Why did they have to pick such a non-clown? [ NYT ]