It's entirely possible I have missed earlier references, but that is the first time I have seen Bill Kristol be so explicit about supporting Democrats in order to defeat the Republican party. I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for that sentence.
I have disagreed with many of the things Mr. Kristol has written over the last few dec…
It's entirely possible I have missed earlier references, but that is the first time I have seen Bill Kristol be so explicit about supporting Democrats in order to defeat the Republican party. I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for that sentence.
I have disagreed with many of the things Mr. Kristol has written over the last few decades. None of that matters. Disagreements about optimal tax levels, appropriate safety net programs or military spending seems a bit like arguing in a burning house about the choice of wallpaper.
We don't have to give up core principles to form a common bond with our friends on the other side of the aisle in defense of our country. What the Democrats ought to be doing now is working to form a coalition with the never Trump wing of the Republican Party to defeat MAGA. That's priority one. Then we can go back to arguing about proper tax rates and regulation.
I don't know much about Bill's past, except that he was Quayle's chief of staff. So I likely would've been diametrically opposed to his politics back then. But he's come to rank right up there at the top for me in terms of whose thoughts at TB I'm most interested in.
I remember at one of the live events a year or so ago, Sarah said that people often ask her about what Bill is really like, and her response (if I remember precisely) is always, "Bill is my favorite person in the whole world!" The more I see of him the more I can see why.
Part of it is probably that Bill and I are close to the same age, and I appreciate the perspective he has from having lived this long. But he has so many admirable qualities -humility, vast intelligence, decency, etc. - that are sorely missing in the world today.
It takes a REALLY big person to make the political switch Bill has, for the reasons he has; and to be very open and honest about it. I'm so grateful he's on our side.
It's entirely possible I have missed earlier references, but that is the first time I have seen Bill Kristol be so explicit about supporting Democrats in order to defeat the Republican party. I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for that sentence.
I have disagreed with many of the things Mr. Kristol has written over the last few decades. None of that matters. Disagreements about optimal tax levels, appropriate safety net programs or military spending seems a bit like arguing in a burning house about the choice of wallpaper.
Anyway, thank you, Mr. Kristol, for today's post.
We don't have to give up core principles to form a common bond with our friends on the other side of the aisle in defense of our country. What the Democrats ought to be doing now is working to form a coalition with the never Trump wing of the Republican Party to defeat MAGA. That's priority one. Then we can go back to arguing about proper tax rates and regulation.
I don't know much about Bill's past, except that he was Quayle's chief of staff. So I likely would've been diametrically opposed to his politics back then. But he's come to rank right up there at the top for me in terms of whose thoughts at TB I'm most interested in.
I remember at one of the live events a year or so ago, Sarah said that people often ask her about what Bill is really like, and her response (if I remember precisely) is always, "Bill is my favorite person in the whole world!" The more I see of him the more I can see why.
Part of it is probably that Bill and I are close to the same age, and I appreciate the perspective he has from having lived this long. But he has so many admirable qualities -humility, vast intelligence, decency, etc. - that are sorely missing in the world today.
It takes a REALLY big person to make the political switch Bill has, for the reasons he has; and to be very open and honest about it. I'm so grateful he's on our side.