A Note on Bill Kristol’s
Arrogant and Stupid Blog Post

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In general, the whooping and hollering over a GOP presidential candidate’s gaffe is done by Democrats.

Also David Brooks and David Frum.

So it was rather shocking to see Bill Kristol come out with a blog post using the phrase “stupid and arrogant” to describe Romney’s remarks.

I like Bill Kristol.

Perhaps more importantly, my wife likes Bill Kristol. So why he would put the words “stupid and arrogant” next to Romney’s name, I don’t know, but now at least he knows how it feels.

Don’t do that again, please, sir.

32 comments

  2. I’m sorry to see you live in a world where telling the truth is called “a gaffe.”

    And if you’re calling it a gaffe, why are you upset that Kristol is calling it arrogant and stupid?

  3. A system that promises everything to everyone breaks down, but before it does, it becomes very hard to explain to people why that system is no longer working in their “best interest,” especially when it seemed so solid for their entire lives.

    Yeah, that’s exactly the same as sneering at Christians who believe in their Constitutional rights. Ride the soundbite wave, Bill, but watch out: it’s a rocky shore.

  4. Mr. Kristol certainly should not have used the terms he did. ‘Dumb’ would have been more on the mark.

    The worst part has been Willard’s tepid, wimpy defense of his remarks, but, as I’ve been shouting in The Ether since 2008, Mitt Romney is a wimp.

  7. How is it that Republicans have a never ending supply of ammo to shot themselves in the foot?
    Get on the right team Kristol.

    Christ all mighty, do the “Rockefeller Republicans” really want a second NObama term??

  9. The people who claim to be on our side should take a cue from the other side. No matter what outrageous thing Obama says or does, not a peep of criticism.

    I like Kristol, too, but him calling someone “arrogant” is the biggest joke – got a mirror, Bill?

  10. Actually, except for conflating those who pay no federal income tax (47%) with those on the dole, Mitt’s statement was accurate enough. He could have defended it better, sure, but he’s not the candidate because he is a smooth talker, he’s there because he gets things done.

    How is your personal attack any better for our side than Kristol’s criticism of Romney’s remarks?

  12. Mine is based on having lived in New England all my life and having been involved in politics since I was a teenager. I saw up-close Romney as Governor and as candidate. The Legislature ran Massachusetts during his term and MR’s budgets were laughed at. He has a bully pulpit and didn’t use it.

  13. I will be voting for Willard, but I will not remain silent like I did in 2008 regarding McCain. I will not hide his faults. This is a lesser of evils vote for me. I’m urging everyone I know to vote for him, but I will not be involved in any deception.

  14. Figures. Back in 2008 when the NRO crew decided to endorse Romney, they followed up their endosement with backhanded, own-goal BS like Kristol. And Kristol is one of the guys who pushed for a McCain/Romney/Christie type candidate, by slamming all the other ones.

    This is a problem with the “smart” set. They act all solid and committed to principle until the time comes to hold fast to it and actually APPLY it. Then they jump on the “well, let’s not be hasty,” bandwagon, because they think that’s what “smart” people do.

    It’s like owning a gun that stays in the closet, unloaded, rusty, and unfamiliar.

  16. So Romney has done “little in his lifetime” for the country? Coming from a self important prick like Kristol, that doesn’t carry a lot of punch. What a douchebag.

  21. You don’t have to be involved in deception. But it’s kind of a waste of firepower to be hitting Romney now.

    After he wins, we need all the strength we can muster to push him to the right. Otherwise, all the drag-a$$ Republicans will go left with him. It’s going to be hellacious hard work, I tell ya.

  24. Has he apologized to Glenn Beck, yet?
    I’m not holding my breath or anything, but shouldn’t you admit error when you were clearly wrong, someone else was clearly right, and you went out of your way to defame them?

  25. Hey troll monkey, I’ll walk on broken glass to get a chance to vote against that p.o.s. you worship. As long as Romney isn’t revealed as behind the Libyan 911 terrorist attack, he’s still got my vote. Nice try, loser.

  26. Remarkable, isn’t it, how many Repubs seem now to be wishing they had backed Santorum?

    Regardless, we need to take down the commie Obammie, and Mitt’s the only weapon we have. Heaven knows he’s far superior to what’s in the White House now, and I don’t think we can wait for Jeb Bush to come and save us.

    As for The Weakly Standard (per Newsweak) we must note they don’t invite online comments. NRO and AS do, as does our boy McCain. Apparently the Weak Std is simply too busy or too brainy or too smugly superficial to desire reader input. This ought to tell us something about them.

  27. What I meant K-Bob was the push by many conservatives [I don’t include the Noonans, Roves, etc. among that bunch] to put pressure on the rest of us to paper-over Willard’s weak points. Also, it would be wrong to deceive our fellow members of the VRWC by pretending that he is something he is not – that, if he won, would just lead to bitter disappointment.

    We’re stuck with Mr. Romney. It is imperative that he be elected if we are to avoid collapse and civil war. But we do a disservice if we pretend that electing him is anything but a holding action, room to breathe.

  29. What Willard said was, in general, spot-on, but his wording leaves a lot to be desired. Perhaps this is because, deep down, he is not a conservative. Perhaps it is because he is not very good at explaining what he believes. That is another conversation.

    The way Willard said it was dumb, IMHO, because it provided easily-loaded ammunition for the Left.

    Kristol is pretty much everything my fellow commentators have said he is. He is a man desperately trying to stay relevant in a world that is passing his kind by.

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