Wither Republicans

Ross Douthat's first column for the NYT is up. Just as (conservative) critics predicted it is aimed at reform of the Republican party. But Douthat is just the sort of critic that any institution should want: measured, sober, intelligent, sympathetic but trenchant as to flaws, gentle reason as opposed to fulmination. And his thought experiment about the certain result of a Cheney candidacy would do Sean Hannity some good.