Posted on 07/28/2004 8:34:38 PM PDT by Steven W.
I think you may be right about Kristol personally, and the larger point of my post on him was to say that he is indeed a loyal Republican even if he doesn't always sound like one.
However, I don't trust him wholly as a public figure.
I think his agenda goes beyond service to conservatism --
that he also wants to influence it in a certain direction. He also wants it to be accepted by more people. While these goals are fine, they help to explain why he comes across as squishy and untrustworthy at times on TV. I think part of the problem is also that Kristol, like many celebrity conservatives (Larry Elder, Sean Hannity) wants to be liked by celebrity liberals. Not something I give a damn about, or that I can really understand.
oh yeah. scary.
oh yeah. scary.
oh yeah. scary.
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