William Kristol
William Kristol
William Kristolis an American neoconservative political analyst and commentator. He is the founder and editor of the political magazine The Weekly Standard and a political commentator on several networks...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth23 December 1952
CityNew York City, NY
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The liberation of Iraq was the first great battle for the future of the Middle East. But the next great battle ? not, we hope a military one ? will be for Iran.
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I'll be surprised if we actually end up with hearings in two weeks. There's so little enthusiasm for this nominee anywhere, and it's hurting the president so much at this time when he's otherwise in trouble. I do think she'll withdraw.
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He is a strong president ... but he has never really focused on the importance of good execution. I think that is true in many parts of his presidency,
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In the first term things went pretty well, you have to say. So I don't really put the blame on Andy; he's doing what he's always done.
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Oh, God. . . . It's ludicrous. He should remember it's the party of Lincoln.
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They really are acting out of patriotism. This is not fun for them. They're reluctant to step forward in this way and for good reason. ... They believe that Rumsfeld is endangering the course of U.S. foreign policy.
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The more one learns about him, ... one is surprised that he's in that job in the first place.
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The White House has now gotten itself in the worst of all possible worlds. She's a stealth candidate, but now she's not a stealth candidate, and she's not a distinguished candidate,
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I hope she withdraws (her nomination), and I remain skeptical that she will be confirmed,
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It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy, ... Her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president.
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The court is a long-term thing. It's crazy to mess up your long-term legacy to possibly help him with a short-term PR problem. I think Gonzales would be a disaster.
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When someone wins, and someone is inaugurated, he becomes president, events happen . . . and people forget the circumstances of his becoming president.
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Would any of his aides have the nerve to tell him that as Supreme Court jurists go, Gonzales would be mediocre - and not a solid bet to move the court in a constitutionalist direction? Would any of them have the nerve to explain to the president that a Gonzales nomination would utterly demoralize many of his supporters, who are sticking with him and his party, through troubles in Iraq and screw-ups with Hurricane Katrina, precisely because they want a few important things out of a Bush presidency - and one of these is a more conservative court?
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If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.