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WaPo Makes an Excellent Decision: Jennifer Rubin Hired as Blogger

Posted on | November 23, 2010 | 12 Comments

This is very encouraging news indeed, and I think all leading conservatives will share the view expressed by Ed Driscoll: “The WaPo Finally Gets One Right.”

My favorite piece by Jennifer Rubin was a column she wrote for Pajamas Media in February 2009. You will recall that, at that time, many Republicans were still talking about the need to cooperate and compromise with the new president. Rush Limbaugh had become a lightning rod because of the Four Famous Words: “I hope he fails.” (I had expressed my own view of the Democratic agenda in three less-famous words: “It won’t work.”) Yet in February 2009, the question of whether the GOP should oppose or support the Obama agenda was still very much debated. It was Rubin who distilled the correct insight into a strategic maxim: “The opposition party must oppose.”

And now that the opposition party has triumphed — winning 241 House seats – by obeying that maxim, Rubin will now be positioned to provide excellent coverage of the battles ahead.

UPDATE: A friend called my attention to this Politico column by Jennifer Rubin, which I definitely do not endorse.

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  • http://ak4mc.us/cms/ McGehee

    And now that the opposition party has triumphed — winning 241 House seats – by obeying that maxim, Rubin will now be positioned to provide excellent coverage of the battles ahead.

    Correction: 242.

    Heh.

  • Anonymous

    I’ve enjoyed her work on the “Contentions” blog over at Commentary magazine’s website. Good to see her moving to a venue that’ll give her more exposure.

  • http://twitter.com/JMAN48 JAMES MANESS

    The decision would have been more excellent if they had hired Robert Stacy McCain.

  • RefudiateObama2012

    I can agree with that.

  • Joe

    Jennifer is whip smart and very much on the ball. Wise decision by the WaPo to hire her.

  • Anonymous

    I have only one beef with Miss Rubin: she is hopelessly naive. She was one of those folks who, for the longest time, refused to admit that Obama was a Socialist [I don't know if she has done so since earlier this year when I stopped reading her].

  • http://waxingerratic.wordpress.com/ ECM

    Here’s hoping she jettisons Commentary’s unfortunate fixation w/ unlimited illegal immigration, otherwise this is a Pyrrhic victory.

  • Anonymous

    Hmmmm.

    Conservative? Jennifer Rubin? Not a chance. Maybe Center with a leaning towards the Right but definitely not Conservative.

    Bah. It’s more BS from WaPo.

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  • MrPaulRevere

    I agree the Post got it right for once, I mean you take what you can get from that crowd. I’ve followed Jennifers work for for quite a while and it’s pretty solid, the occasional disagreement notwithstanding. She’s an adult who doesn’t regard conservatism as some sort of bizarre cult (yeah Weigal that was aimed at you). It’s always good to see talent rewarded.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IYRJV5J24GSUP4O6U237YYJCXE Woody

    You cannot be a globalist and a conservative.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FLNAGX6DGG2HKZRW4ZSVNU6CSE Anonymous

    It’s unbelievable that you people think this neocon hack actually has “con” in here. She is a predictable Israel First type and she embraces conservative values on to fool you suckers.

    Pathetic.

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