Bill Kristol:
Posted on 09/27/2007 6:25:03 AM PDT by teddyballgame
Last night, for the first time this election cycle, I watched a Democratic presidential debate. It was appalling. But it was also, in a way, encouraging. Before last night, I thought it was 50-50 that the Republican nominee would win in November 2008.
Now I think it's 2 to 1. And if the Democrat is anyone but Hillary, it's 4 to 1.
Here, judging from the debate, is what the 2008 Democratic nominee is likely to be for. Abroad: ensuring defeat in Iraq and permitting a nuclear Iran. At home: more illegal immigration, higher taxes, more government control of health care, and more aggressive prosecution of the war on smoking than of the war on terror. And this is only a bit of an exaggeration. Going into last night, I had no great expectations of the Democratic field. But the level of routine irresponsibility demonstrated throughout the debate was jaw-dropping. Bush may remain unpopular, and the Republican "brand" unattractive. But I believe the toughness of Giuliani, the sobriety of Thompson, the gravitas of McCain--any of these would be very difficult for the Democratic nominee to overcome.
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
Bush has been a disappointment on spending and immigration, but please don’t forget his record on appointing conservative judges to the Supreme Court. That, and the War on Terror, will be his lasting imprint on history and how his conservative credentials will reverberate.
LLS
Retired AF
Bill Krystal is a comedian. Bill Kristol is a pundit. There is a difference.
It doesn't matter much. It's Hillary vs. whoever the autocratic GOP party elite decide whose turn it is.
Pray for W and Our Troops
The Democratic party has been taken over by kooks.
Where I live... the electorate has been taken over as well.
Here too (VA, MD, and DE). The Media is a powerful, powerful thing, despite bloggers, and they want to keep it that way.
As a parttime comm college instructor I see it every day.
It works exceptionally well when people aren't paying attention... and have a limited knowledge of history and identity.
Is there a PING list for the VA General Assembly elections in November? It sounds like a good test for the R’s on Illegal Immigration and may be real revoke of RINOISM!
I listened to a show called Jerry Doyle late last night and he really lambasted the Democrats, especially Nancy Pelosie and Hairy Reid on this lame debate.
I do not understand just where the current Republican party is coming from or what they actually stand for in politics.
There seems to be no real leader at the helm guiding the Republicans about responses to these outrages comments by the Democrats.
Damn Dude take your meds and lay off people.. Not all of us are as edumecated as you. Obviously!
But Bill Kristol looks maaaahrvelous. It is better to look good than to feel good, dahrling.
“Big deal.
Bill Krystal is a comedian. Bill Kristol is a pundit. There is a difference.”
Before you cast too many stones, I believe the person you referred to as Bill Krystal is actually spelled Billy Crystal.
I don’t care too much about misspellings or bad grammar on web boards. We know who the poster meant.
Bill Kristol:
I don’t have any faith in Virginia they gave us Webb and probably Warner.
The WaPo gave you Webb; I watched them destroy John Warner’s campaign day-by-day. Mark Warner could lose easily to Tom Davis unless he gets super-tough on illegals. This is still a RED state, and the November’s election should prove that.
But he spelled it Crystal, not Krystal.
I read yesterday from a left-wing pundit who said exactly the opposite, that the election was the Democrat’s to take or lose, but that the DEmocrats are really good at losing.
Hope the lefty’s righter than I.
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The Senate is where the Dems are said to have a chance to take control.
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