Neocon assholes are apparently no longer the flavor of the month at Time magazine.
War cheerleaders Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer have been given the heave ho from the pages of Time.
Two conservative Time magazine columnists are on their way out the door: Neither William Kristol nor longtime contributor Charles Krauthammer will be on contract with the magazine starting next month. Mr. Krauthammer confirmed the news to Off the Record, and a spokeswoman for Time said Mr. Kristol’s contract would not be renewed.
The article doesn't say why the two were shown the door, but we can guess. People get sick and tired when you regurgitate the same old lies and half-truths about the war.
While it is satisfying to see them go, especially Kristol, it is not entirely good news:
And according to two sources familiar with the discussions, Time is in negotiations with National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru to sign him to a contributor contract. Mr. Ponnuru, who in 2006 published "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life," has written twice for the magazine over the past month.
I guess maybe Ann Coulter was busy.
Kristol was hired only a year ago in an effort by new managing editor Richard Stengel to sign a bunch of star writers. He did, however, reject at least one "star."
Mr. Stengel, though, has rejected at least one high-profile potential columnist hire. Radar reported last month that he declined to sign Karl Rove, when approached about the idea by Mr. Rove’s agent, Robert Barnett. Mr. Rove is now a columnist for Newsweek.