Instapundit is asking which blogger should take over editing Slate. Suggested so far were Kaus, Sullivan, and Postrel.
Well… If you ask me, I think Ken Layne should pull a Dick Cheney, withdraw his Kaus nomination, and throw himself into the mix. If you really want to make Slate a magazine I would like to read (and more importantly- would pay to read), give it to Layne and let him clean house.
Slate could be a magazine with a serious ‘tude AND complex sentences, all driven by a madman at the top with a take no bullshit, fear nothing, take the bull by the balls, drink red wine till dawn, tacos for three meals a day attitude. Imagine Layne’s blog with 30 writers and a budget for graphics. Bring it on, I say.
Plus, isn’t he unemployed?