Is the Post a Conservative Paper?

There is a lot of complaining in the blogosphere about the Washington Post. In general, it's seen as the seminal purveyor of the conventional wisdom, and a repository for reporters who see Virginia politics as merely a stepping stone to cover national issues, rather than a legitimate beat in its own right. At worst, its seen as an echo chamber for Republican and conservative talking points and farmes.

This is not going to help them any in changing that attitude.

The Washington Post has named Marcus W. Brauchli, a former top editor of The Wall Street Journal, as its executive editor, the paper announced Monday. - The New York Times

At a time when Democrats and progressives are on the rise in our nation's capital and the surrounding states, the Post taps someone from The Wall Street Journal, the most widely-read Republican paper in the country, to be its next editor?

Have fun watching your subscription numbers decline, guys.