Last week I reported that the Washington Post has hired former Commentary writer Jennifer Rubin to write a conservative blog for the paper.  Well Rubin has started blogging and has hit the ground running with several posts including this one in which she takes a jab at former Post columnist Howard Kurtz.  Click the link to read the full post.

From Right Turn

Much of the punditocracy is obsessed with Sarah Palin. It’s understandable on several levels. First, she makes for good copy and has a knack for coining catchy phrases (“death panels”) and new words (“refudiate” — it’s now in the dictionary). She is controversial and opinionated, so given the choice between, say, a story on John Thune and one on Palin, it’s a no-brainer to choose the best-selling author, TV reality show star and Tea Party darling. But conservatives suspect there’s also some mischief-making afoot — the desire by liberal-leaning members of the media and the White House to make Palin the symbol of the Republican Party, which they are convinced will translate into her presidential run, her nomination and a shellacking for the GOP at the polls in 2012.

You don’t have to buy into a conspiracy to see that many in the media and on the left are convinced Palin will be the nominee. In fact, they seem to be in a bit of a time warp. Howard Kurtz recently praised her media savvy, an observation widely held by conservatives — 18 months ago. Unlike conservatives who have had time to process the Palin phenomenon, non-conservatives are just beginning to evaluate her as more than a punchline or an object of ridicule. They suspect conservatives are oblivious to her shortcomings. But that’s simply wrong.

Since we know that Rubin is actually conservative her blog promises to reflect the right’s viewpoint unlike her predecessor Dave Weigel who often infuriated conservatives with his posts. For  Rubin to succeed conservatives will need to support her and the idea that a conservative can actually work for a liberal institution with having to compromise his or her principles.

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