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Bill Kristol: Proud to be an Old Republican: Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Dole, George W. Bush, McCain, Romney.
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| February 5, 2020
| NeverTrump Kristol
Posted on 02/06/2020 8:24:33 PM PST by DoodleBob
Bill Kristol
@BillKristol
Proud to be an Old Republican: Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Dole, George W. Bush, McCain, Romney.
2:19 PM · Feb 5, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billkristol; neoliberal; nevertrump
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To: mosesdapoet
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02/07/2020 6:49:46 AM PST
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: DoodleBob
Reagan was good. Dole wasn't horrible. The others weren't much good. For me, though, it's more about the decisions they made and the qualities they had or didn't have than about ideologies or factions or wings.
If the first Bush had paid more attention to the economy or the second Bush had stayed out of an unnecessary war, kept spending down, and dealt with the housing bubble and shaky financial situation, I wouldn't complain much about them.
McCain and Romney were more deeply flawed. But the party could have nominated and elected people who were seen as "true conservatives" and people would still find things to complain about.
What Kristol doesn't see is that most conservatives and most Republicans weren't at all enthusiasts for McCain or Romney or Bush I. They were only supported because they weren't Democrats (I remember more enthusiasm for Bush II - that's something people will have to come to terms with for themselves).
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02/07/2020 6:50:38 AM PST
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
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02/07/2020 5:59:17 PM PST
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mosesdapoet
(mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
To: mosesdapoet
I posted it at two of my Conservative FB groups.
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02/08/2020 6:55:33 AM PST
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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