Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol @BillKristol

1. 12 years ago, Senate Republicans voted 36-5 against Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court. They thought she'd be a liberal vote on the Court, and so opposed her. But did they stoop to the level of demagoguery and bullying they've unleashed against Judge Jackson? — PolitiTweet.org

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You know what might make me think there's some hope for the Republican Party? If one of the decent Republican humans on the committee (John Cornyn? Ben Sasse?) prefaced his questions today by apologizing for the rudeness and demagoguery shown by some senators from his own party. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AaronFriedberg: I spoke yesterday with @BillKristol about the crisis in Ukraine and it’s implications, among other things, for the US-C… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is pretty amazing. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IAPonomarenko: Yes, tomorrow it will be a month since Kyiv was doomed to fall within 72 hours. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AccountableGOP: The price of a Trump endorsement? Saying the 2020 election was stolen louder than your opponents. https://t.co/99Hvj4YK… — PolitiTweet.org

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And I know that the confirmation will be over next month, and will be old news by November. But the Supreme Court and the federal courts will be in the news quite a bit this summer and fall (Roe v. Wade, etc.) Some voters may care about the Court, and senators' views on judges. — PolitiTweet.org

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I know it's not one of those "kitchen table" issues so beloved by consultants. Or is it? I bet more voters, especially perhaps swing voters, were chatting about Judge Jackson and the GOP senators questioning her at kitchen tables last night than were analyzing Build Back Better. — PolitiTweet.org

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And I assume GOP Senate candidates in PA, OH, GA, AZ, NV, and NH will be asked how they would vote, and if they say No, which they may feel they have to if they're in a primary, or if they duck--they can be pummeled too. — PolitiTweet.org

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By 58-30 Americans support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. There aren't many issues where one party has a 2-1 edge. I assume Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, and Marco Rubio, all up in 2022, will vote No. Perhaps real money should be spent to highlight their votes? https://t.co/FVaIkoqu8D — PolitiTweet.org

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"A veteran aide of President Vladimir Putin has resigned over the Ukraine war and left Russia with no intention to return, two sources said on Wednesday, the first senior official to break with the Kremlin since Putin launched his invasion a month ago." https://t.co/AX3pvvhvwz — PolitiTweet.org

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"There were occasional forays into jurisprudence, but they were overshadowed by the usual theatrics and demagoguery. Josh Hawley, who has transitioned from insurrectionist cheerleader to Q-adjacent conspiracy theorist, was predictably execrable." https://t.co/XEVgjLrAOz — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: A conversation with @AaronFriedberg. "There's a tendency to react to crises as sort of traffic accidents, and you want to clear the road and get back to business...In fact those are moments you can turn your strategy and policy in significant ways." https://t.co/qCAyff9WGS https://t.co/sjoTjFZTmn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AlexCKaufman: The conservative mag @BulwarkOnline has a fun and very readable profile of Colorado’s eccentric/centrist governor, arguin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Timodc: In the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan went to war against Armenia. On paper, the Armenian force was stronger. They had armor, missile… — PolitiTweet.org

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Brooks is losing his primary race, so Trump throws his fellow election-denier and insurrection-inciter overboard. Which is good. The more disarray on the Trumpist right, the better. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JimSwiftDC: Get Ukraine More Drones https://t.co/GksZuj1Kw0 via @BulwarkOnline — PolitiTweet.org

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"Come winter, the punditocracy’s lonely eyes could start to turn West...Leading Democrats may have to start asking themselves if Polis is what’s normal now. And as for Polis himself, the question becomes 'Why not me?'” https://t.co/2qtohVwZrB — PolitiTweet.org

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"Does this make Polis a model for Democrats nationally? Or is he a rare, unreplicable political animal with the freedom to buck traditional norms because of his wealth and position leading a state that rewards unconventional politics? A little of both..." https://t.co/2qtohVwZrB — PolitiTweet.org

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"It has been Polis, more than maybe any other Democrat in the country, who has succeeded at delivering for Colorado on the central promise of the Joe Biden presidency: returning a bit of normalcy to our tumultuous partisan politics." https://t.co/2qtohVwZrB — PolitiTweet.org

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“If Putin were to use chemical weapons, he would test NATO resolve. NATO may be able to deter Russian nuclear weapons use by mounting a fierce and violent response to Russian chemical weapons use. It should prepare to do so.” https://t.co/zleHLYuqeL — PolitiTweet.org

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“Drones are a force multiplier—a way for even modestly sized militaries to pursue combined arms strategies. And looking at the battlefield in Ukraine, it’s pretty obvious that the Ukrainians are using drones to good effect as well.” https://t.co/1v0hy9QCe2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“It is the Ukrainians who have shown us what free men and women can do…It is the Ukrainians who have shown the world we are in a new period of consequences. It is the Ukrainians who have given us the example of what it means today to fight for freedom.” https://t.co/dAVFWMqu8g — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @avalaina: Childhood in the Kyiv metro, which residents of capital use as a bomb shelter #StandWithUkraine Video: Pavel Suslyakov https… — PolitiTweet.org

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Shouldn’t a couple of Democratic senators say they’re not going to ask questions, but rather that the demagoguery of their Republican colleagues requires them to set the record straight and correct the lies? Then give carefully prepared speeches demolishing the worst Republicans. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JulieNBCNews: Sen Braun walks back his comments, saying he "misunderstood" the question. "There is no question the Constitution prohib… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepRiggleman: Well, I think I was the first sitting GOP congressman to officiate a same sex wedding… an interracial, same-sex wedding.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Dr. Oz, Eric Greitens, and fake wrestling in Ohio. Oh my! A.B. Stoddard and @SykesCharlie discuss the 2022 midterms. https://t.co/RL5GzZZT29 — PolitiTweet.org

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"Braun said the Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage nationwide and should have left it to individual states." Braun surely knows nothing about con law. But saying that suggests how much truly reactionary views are deeply implanted in the GOP. https://t.co/ucbxi6LAZw — PolitiTweet.org

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Hypocrisy is the tribute Cruz pays to Jackson. — PolitiTweet.org