I am still almost certain that he was instrumental in pushing Jeffords to switch. HE was the one who had the scoop on this when all the Republican leadership were still certain Jeffords was staying on our side. He announced this on Brit Hume's show with a truly nasty grin. After Jeffords switched, it came out that Jeffords had been told that the White House was going to kill the dairy subsidy. That was not true. I will bet I know exactly who told Jeffords that little bit of information in order to push him over the edge.
Bill Kristol is not our friend. I have never forgotten how smug he looked when he told Hume about Jeffords.