The Huffington Post broke the news of the New York Times' hiring of Bill Kristol as a columnist, calling it "a move bound to create controversy." (See the Times' confirmation here.)

Editorial page editor Andy Rosenthal tells the Politico's Michael Calderone:

"The idea that The New York Times is giving voice to a guy who is a serious, respected conservative intellectual -- and somehow that's a bad thing," Rosenthal added. "How intolerant is that?"

So......what do you think?