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William Kristol

Why is McCain Headed to Defeat? It is Not the Economy, Stupid

Matt Littman | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ayers, New York Times, Mccain, Obama, Joe Lieberman, William Kristol, Sarah Palin, Bush, Politics News
Matt Littman

The collapse of the economy did not mean the collapse of the McCain campaign -- no, what killed the McCain campaign was simply John McCain's campaign.

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Waving Goodbye to Bill Kristol, Colin Powell "Might" Endorse Obama

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Richard Armitage, Colin Powell, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Mike Allen, Politics News
Steve Clemons

I have no idea what General Powell might do with regard to his Meet the Press appearance on Sunday -- but I know that he's pondering something big.

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Palin: The Worst Angels of Our Nature

Charles J. Brown | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Great Crash of 2008, Karl Rove, John McCain, Henry Kissinger, Sinclair Lewis, Huey Long, George Wallace, It Can't Happen Here, Charles Lindbergh, Election 2008, William Kristol, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Charles Coughlin, Great Depression, Strom Thurmond, Politics News
Charles J. Brown

The Palinistas are far less interested in electing McCain than they are in putting the Sarahnator one step away from the White House (and, they hope, in it soon).

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The Beat (It) Goes On: A Conservative Stampede

Jerry Weissman | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

Read More: White House, The Colbert Report, Heather Mac Donald, National Review, John McCain, Peggy Noonan, The Atlantic Magazine, Kathleen Parker, Charles Dickens, Presidential Campaign, Wall Street Journal, Brack Obama, Sarah Palin, Weekly Standard, Byron York, Journalism, National Review Online, Conservatives, George Will, David Freddoso, David Brooks, New York Post, William F. Buckley, Washington Post, Christopher Buckley, William Kristol, A Tale of Two Cities, Colbert Report, Media News
Jerry Weissman

The McCain-Palin ticket has had a severe impact on the writers of the right and sent them running for the hills. Witness the crescendo of the stampede.

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Ventriloquism in Print: Sarah Palin as Medium for Bill Kristol?

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Kristol, New York Times, Obama, Attacks on Character, Palin, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Bill Kristol, Jeremiah Wright, William Kristol, Media News
William E. Jackson Jr.

The New York Times should liberate this "fifth columnist" from his contract so that he is free to officially join the Palin campaign.

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William Kristol Grasps at Straws

David Latt | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Bill Kristol, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Negative Attacks, Conservative Attacks, Media News
David Latt

Both McCain and Palin, according to Kristol, need to be unleashed. But that doesn't mean set free to constructively debate the important issues of the day. No. All Kristol wants is ad hominen vitriol.

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Kristol: McCain Appears Headed For Defeat

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Kristol, Kristol McCain, Bill Kristol, Bill Kristol Mccain Loss, Bill Kristol Mccain Losing, Bill Kristol Mccain Defeat, Kristol Mccain Losing, Politics News

In his New York Times column today, conservative Bill Kristol says McCain is gearing up for defeat: John McCain is on course to lose the presidential...

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Jed Lewison

Even Fox News Admits McCain's Missteps (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Video, Fred Barnes, Fox News, Juan Williams, Bailout, William Kristol, Politics News

There are some things that even Fox News has to admit, and apparently among those things is the fact that Barack Obama had a better week than John McC...

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William Kristol Explains

Jeff Danziger | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neocons, William Kristol, Economy, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Jeff Danziger

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Thomas B. Edsall

Some Conservatives Air Concerns Over Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Kristol, Tony Brookhiser, Craig Shirley, Sarah Palin, Palin Mccain, Bill Kristol, Conservatives on Sarah Palin, Mark Steyn, John McCain, Fred Barnes, Jonah Goldberg, David Frum, Pailn Daughter, Politics News

The McCain campaign's desperate gamble on Sarah Palin, aimed at reversing the Arizona senator's downward spiral, has met with decidedly mixed reaction...

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John McCain as a Hood Ornament

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Good Government, Cronyism, Ronald Reagan, Liberals, George W. Bush, Marital Status, Bullies, Iraq, 2008 Presidential Election, Media, Michelle Malkin, Maggie Gallagher, Wall Street Journal, Michael McManus, Conservatives, Ceos, Pat Roberson, Katrina, George Allen, Wrecking Crew, John McCain, Regulatory Agencies, Rush Limbaugh, Brownie, Science, Fema, Gipper, Monica Goodling, Mary Matalin, Gangsters, Barack Obama, Thomas Frank, Armstrong Williams, Gingrich Revolution, Baghdad, New York Times, Lobbying Reform, William Kristol, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

The New York Times has William Kristol on its opinion page, and the Wall Street Journal now has Thomas Frank. What Kristol writes could be called scho...

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What Will Barack Obama Say in Berlin?

Jerry Weissman | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, New York Times, Germany, William Kristol, American Rhetoric, Barack Obama, Obama Rhetoric, Obama Speech, Obama Kennedy, Obama Mideast Trip, Politics News
Jerry Weissman

The association of Obama with Kennedy was due, in large part, to their shared oratorical talents. This week's Berlin speech makes that association even more pertinent.

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FearWatch '08: The McCain Campaign Takes Feargasm Advice From Bill Kristol

Bob Cesca | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fear, Charlie Black John McCain, Fear Watch 2008, William Kristol, Charlie Black, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Even though Sen. McCain didn't truly denounce Charlie Black and, instead, basically supported the lobbyist's awful statements, the very serious cable news people are giving McCain a pass on this thing.

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Jon Stewart Skewers Obama on Public Financing

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, T. Boone Pickens, John McCain, Jon Stewart, David Brooks, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Arianna Huffington, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Daily Show, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Anyone who wishes to rid the nation of the dead hand of Republican misrule must be careful not to play into the narratives of the Right. That means you Jon Stewart.

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Blue Alert: Obama And the Dems Need Contingency Plans for Terror and War

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fisa, John McCain, 24, Barack Obama, Torture, Charlie Black, William Kristol, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Obama should start laying the groundwork now with a series of speeches that explain why we can -- and must -- defend the liberties that make us Americans, even in the face of terror.

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Bill Kristol is Not Stupid, So Why Does He Pretend to Be?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, November Election "Not Alex", Republicans, MoveOn.Org, Democrats, Bill Kristol, William Kristol, Bill Kristol NYT, Bill Kristol New York Times, Neoconservatives, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The true contempt for our soldiers comes from Bill Kristol and his neo-con pals who sent them off to fight and die in a totally bogus, elective war -- not from MoveOn.org

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Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Obama's Going To Win'

Think Progress | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Kristol, Bombing Iran, Barack Obama, Iran, George Bush, Bill Kristol, John McCain, Politics News

On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack Iran if he believes Sen. Barack...

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Bill Kristol: 'McCain's Campaign Doesn't Seem Up To The Task Of Electing John McCain'

New York Times | William Kristol | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Kristol, Bill Kristol, John McCain, Politics News

Hillary Clinton's concession speech Saturday was the story of the weekend. But the dueling speeches by John McCain and Barack Obama on Tuesday night, ...

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What's More Important to Honor our Military: Better Leadership or Another Sunday Speech?

Harold Pollack | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Wesleyan, Iraq, Patriotism, Military, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Whatever Kristol means, he is fighting a culture war that ended many years ago. There is no ideological or partisan divide when it comes to caring about Americans in harm's way.

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Prominent Right Wing Coward Smears Obama for Not Considering Military Service

Tony Hendra | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media

Read More: William Kristol, Obama, Vietnam Draft-Dodger, Wesleyan, Rightwing Cowards, Public Service, Media News
Tony Hendra

So why did one of the nation's pre-eminent draft-dodgers pick Obama as the one candidate to slime? Could it be the reflexive racism that drives all neo-conservatives?

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Bill Kristol on Obama: No Smoking Gun, But Plenty of Cheap Shots

John Seery | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media

Read More: New York Times, William Kristol, Barack Obama William Kristol, Bill Kristol, Media News
John Seery

Bill Kristol is desperate to find an ad hominem way to smear Barack Obama, and the New York Times continues to oblige this war mongerer and professional propagandist.

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William Kristol's Hypocrisy, Progressives' Blindness, Obama and the Military

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama and the Military, Mccain, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Webb, William Kristol, Bush, Obama Wesleyan Commencement Speech, Obama Military, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The Obama campaign seems to have a tin ear/blind spot when relating to the military. This will cost us all if McCain wins because of it, but it will cost our military men and women most of all.

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Jason Linkins

Clinton Camp Expands Strategic Umbrella Of Stupidity In Their Global War On Economists

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Video, Gas Tax Holiday, William Kristol, Clinton Gas Tax Holiday, Bob Menendez, Politics News

UPDATE: Sen. Mendenez has released the following clarification: "I should have elaborated more in my on-air response -- the point I was making was th...

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Why the "Elitism" Smear Against Obama Won't Stick

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Diane Feinstein, Laura Ingraham, David Brooks, Maureen Dowd, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, William Kristol, Pennsylvania Campaign, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Leave it to Hillary to take it to the limit. She's running attack ads trying to capitalize on this non-issue because at this point in her campaign the poor woman is completely bereft of affirming ideas.

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HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson's Resignation -- A Window Into Bush Administration's Corruption, Indifference, and Incompetence

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Kellog Brown & Root, Resignations Bush Administration, Political Hacks Bush, Bush Administration Scandals, Government Mismanagement Bush, Crony Capitalism, Post-Katrina Louisiana, HUD Alphonso Jackson, Weeklyi Standard, Low-Income Housing Programs, Bush Administration Poverty Policy, Fluor Corporation, Dick Cheney, Bush Administration Poor People, American Enterprise Institute, Regulations Cutbacks Bush, Bechtel, George Bush Corruption, Katrina Corruption, Iraq War Bush Companies, Bush Administration Poverty, Iraq War Bush Cronies, Grover Norquist, Lies of George W. Bush, No-Bid Government Contracts, George Bush Incompetence, Halliburton Bush, David Corn, Health and Safety Regulations Bush, Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Conservatives Political Theory, George Bush Class Warfare, Halliburton, Post-Katrina Reconstruction, Military Spending Bush, Valerie Plame, HUD Resignation, HUD Secretary, Lewis Scooter Libby, Bush Economy, Saddam Hussein, Conservatives Government, Low-Income Housing Program Cuts, Political Appointees Bush, Bush Administration Low-Income, Alberto Gonzales, William Kristol, Americans for Tax Reform, Home News
Peter Dreier

The involuntary resignation of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson this week provides an opportunity to underscore and distinguish the three major failings of the Bush administration.

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