Kristol was a leaker when he was Dan Quayle assistant,and for that reason was kept out of big meetings where there was important policy decisions being discussed. He could not be trusted, and he caused the president and his aides to keep Quayle out of the meetings also. Kristol told Quayle a BS story that the aides were against him because he was so much smarter than them, not because he could not be trusted. He was for John McCain and never got over that McCain is not supported by most Republicans because he is a raving lunatic that cannot be trusted to say "Hello". The only time he says anything good about President Bush is when he is trying to get a job in the White house. When he fails because no administration in their right mind would trust him, he starts on the negativity against GWB. He is a little man that cannot live up to is Mother's reputation let alone his Dad's reputation.
Well as a conservative and an advocate of smaller government, I wouldn't want anyone to try to live up to Irving Kristol's reputation. I remember what he did in 2000 but I also remember 2-3 years ago his rag of a magazine taken as absolute truth when it advocated the invasion of Iraq, which it did endlessly
I think Kristol and Gergen are a perfect pair.
I read a couple of his father's books, and I loved him. Didn't necessarily agree on everything, but he came across as so reasonable and intelligent and good-natured and, well, likable. The son is a great disappointment.