David Horowitz: ‘Kristol’s Betrayal Gets Serious’

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Bill Kristol doubled down on his betrayal of this country with a pair of tweets: “Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate — an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance,” Kristol tweeted.

He also said, “Those accused of betraying GOP by opposing Trump can take heart from P. Henry 251 years ago today: ‘If this be treason, make the most of it!’”

This fatuous invocation of an American patriot to justify the betrayal typifies the arrogant disregard for political realities shared by all those involved in a defection that could produce even greater disasters than the Obama era’s 400,000 deaths by jihad and 20 million refugees across the Middle East....

Here are his actual positions, Dems don’t like him for some slight deviations. If you read the below carefully (easier at the site but I copied anyway) you will see that he is okay on gun rights and a very few other issues, mostly mixed. But the vast majority of his positions are indeed hardcore commiepukedom. Examples: Pushing women in the military, 100% pro-homo agenda, abortion, citizenship for illegals, affirmative action for blacks, pouring more fed money in education, more capital gainst and estate taxes, globull warming, and doesn’t want voter ID. And his position on Islam is very bad, thinks mohammedans are radical because of the US, and that CAIR is a good organization.

Please read for youreslf.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/James_Webb.htm

Abortion:

Supports Roe v. Wade and abortion rights. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)

Budget and Economy

Cut budget by bottom-up review of all programs. (Jul 2015)
Top of economy doing great; but workers not. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs’ effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
Reform mortgage rules to prevent foreclosure & bankruptcy. (Feb 2008)

Civil Rights [sic]

Doing away with Confederate iconography is secondary issue. (Jul 2015)
Evolution on gay marriage has been good for the country. (Oct 2014)
Affirmative action should apply to African-Americans only. (Sep 2006)
Supports civil unions; opposes constitutional ban. (Jun 2006)
Opposes constitutional ban of gay marriage. (Jun 2006)
Government’s power should end at my front door. (Apr 2006)
Realign politics by union of Scots-Irish & African Americans. (Jan 2006)
ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)

Crime

I risked political suicide for criminal justice reform. (Oct 2015)
Holistic plan to bring hardened criminals to justice. (Apr 2015)
Independent commission: restructure criminal justice system. (Apr 2015)
Voted NO on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Education

More pre-K programs; more second-chance high schools. (Jul 2015)
Rebuild our public educational system. (Jul 2015)
Public education levels the playing field. (May 2006)
Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)

Energy

Strong supporter of nuclear power & all-of-the-above. (Oct 2015)
To solve climate change, India and China must participate. (Oct 2015)
Energy expansion: Keystone XL and off-coast drilling. (Jul 2015)
Bush called for energy independence every year since 2001. (Jan 2007)
Support alternative sources instead of drilling ANWR. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
Voted NO on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)

Government Reform

Money has corrupted our political process. (Oct 2015)
Less executive authority, more working together. (Oct 2015)
Increasing number of lobbyists is a problem. (Jun 2006)
Culture of corruption in Washington needs real reform. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)

Gun Control

Respect gun rights but we need background checks. (Oct 2015)
Access to guns is a critical self-defense right. (Jul 2015)
Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
Allow veterans to register unlicensed guns acquired abroad. (Jun 2011)
Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
Dangerousness, not mental incompetence, limits gun rights. (Mar 2009)

Homeland Security

I wrote and passed the post-9-11 G.I. Bill. (Oct 2015)
Destroy government records of personal info after some time. (Oct 2015)
I opened up more billets to Navy women than anyone. (Aug 2015)
President should consult Congress about POW exchanges. (Jun 2014)
No draft; 5% tax break to recruit soldiers. (Sep 2006)
Continue terrorist interrogations within Geneva Accord rules. (Sep 2006)
Wrote “Women Can’t Fight” in ‘79; now OK with military women. (Sep 2006)
Decisions about women in military should be made militarily. (Sep 2006)
Supports don’t ask, don’t tell rule for military. (Jun 2006)
Quit Reagan administration protesting cuts to Navy budget. (Jun 2006)
Republicans are illegally wiretapping Americans. (Apr 2006)
Added soldiers’ statue to Vietnam Memorial. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act’s roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on limiting soldiers’ deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)

Immigration

No country is a country without defining its borders. (Oct 2015)
Supports DREAM Act: legal status for undocumented children. (Jul 2015)
Secure the border first; them deal with other aspects. (Oct 2006)
Tamper-proof ID card; stricter enforcement against employers. (Jun 2006)
Allow illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on continuing federal funds for declared “sanctuary cities”. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on eliminating the “Y” nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)

Principles and Values

Democratic Party gives voice to people with no voice. (Oct 2015)
I’ve always been willing to take on unpopular complex issues. (Oct 2015)
Snubbed Pres. Bush when Bush asked about his son in Iraq. (Nov 2009)
Opponent’s “macaca” comment won election for Webb. (Mar 2008)
Voted with Democratic Party 90.1% of 324 votes. (Sep 2007)
Endorsed Allen in 2000; turned away because of Iraq blunder. (Sep 2006)
America doesn’t lack ideas, it lacks leaders. (May 2006)
Progressive approach prioritizing fairness and justice. (May 2006)
Marines take care of their people; politicians have not. (Apr 2006)
Secretary of the Navy, published author; decorated veteran. (Jan 2006)
Converted from Republican; supported Robb & Kerry. (Jan 2006)
Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)

Tax Reform

Raise taxes on capital gains but not on regular pay. (Jul 2015)
Our tax policy is creating a permanent underclass. (May 2006)
Our tax policies make no sense. (Apr 2006)
Voted YES on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
Voted NO on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
Voted NO on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)

War and Peace

Strategic failings by U.S. allowed Russia into Syria. (Oct 2015)
I supported invading Libya with Congressional war resolution. (Oct 2015)
Supports cutting back the army’s ground commitments. (Jul 2015)
Solution to ISIS will have to come from Sunni leadership. (Jul 2015)
Iran deal requires Congressional approval. (Apr 2015)
Iraq invasion empowered Iran & led to sectarian violence. (Oct 2014)
Anti-ISIS alliances are fluid; we’ve trained some ISIS. (Oct 2014)
Bush took us into this war recklessly; we predicted chaos. (Jan 2007)
Bush can join us in ending war, or we will show him the way. (Jan 2007)
US has patiently endured a mismanaged war for 4 years. (Jan 2007)
Shift toward diplomacy & leave Iraq in short order. (Jan 2007)
No patriotism question when Eisenhower questioned Korean War. (Oct 2006)
We’re burning out our troops in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
Terrorists are in Iraq because we invaded, not vice-versa. (Sep 2006)
Saddam and al Qaeda were natural enemies. (Sep 2006)
Iran cooperated with US in Afghanistan, until “Axis of Evil”. (Sep 2006)
$300B better spent on Iraqi containment. (Sep 2006)
Convene international conference to involve others in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
No Mideast peace as long as US forces are in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
It was a mistake to go to Iraq; said so before Senate vote. (Jun 2006)
America is fighting the wrong war in Iraq. (May 2006)
Honors troops but questions Bush’s strategic errors. (Apr 2006)
A cogent critic of the war in Iraq. (Jan 2006)
Opposed the War on Iraq on pragmatic grounds. (Jan 2006)
Voted NO on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
Voted NO on designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)

Welfare and Poverty

Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)

At the bottom of On the Issues site there is a small graph which puts him as a “Left Leaning Liberal” and also describes him as a “Populist Leaning Liberal”.

And his views on Islam, more info but I only copied the most clear and relevant bits.

http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/presidential-race-2016-candidate-profile-%E2%80%93-jim-webb-d#

Appears to believe that Islamist extremism is caused by grievances against Western foreign policy and overseas military deployments.

Domestic Islamists

In September 2011, Webb endorsed the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity linked to Hamas and a designated terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates. His statement remains on the CAIR website: “I commend the Council for their efforts promoting justice and mutual understanding.”

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