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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:36 PM Nov 2012

Kristol to GOP: Don’t ‘fall on your sword’ to defend millionaires

Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol says that Republicans in Congress should “take Obama’s offer” to raise taxes on the wealthy because the GOP shouldn’t “fall on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires.”

During a panel on Fox News Sunday, Kristol predicted that “Republicans will have to give in much more than they think” because of President Barack Obama’s overwhelming electoral defeat of Mitt Romney.

“Four presidents in the last century have won 50 percent of the vote twice: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan, and Obama,” the conservative pundit explained. “It pains me to say that, to put him in with those other three, but it’s a fact. Democrats picked up seats in the House and the Senate. The president is in good shape. … I think there will be a big budget deal. It will be an Obama budget deal much more than a Paul Ryan-type budget deal. Elections have consequences.”

He continued: “The leadership in the Republican Party and the leadership in the conservative movement has to pull back, let people float new ideas. Let’s have a serious debate. Don’t scream and yell when one person says, ‘You know what? It won’t kill the country if we raise taxes a little bit on millionaires.’ It really won’t, I don’t think.”

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Kristol to GOP: Don’t ‘fall on your sword’ to defend millionaires (Original Post) Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP

what's he really veganlush Nov 2012 #1

Trying to save his job and access to power. Skidmore Nov 2012 #5

Been following Billie for quite a few years and I think he's right..I really said that, right? monmouth3 Nov 2012 #2

For Kristol, it's also about power. Skidmore Nov 2012 #7

He sees the writing on the wall. justice1 Nov 2012 #3

He's preparing his GOPers for the biggest legislative defeat of a lifetime. reformist2 Nov 2012 #4

No, NO! SoapBox Nov 2012 #6

And while they're at it they should keep defending rape and pre-existing conditions too ck4829 Nov 2012 #8

The GOP has gone so cuckoo that the Neo-Cons sound reasonable. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #9

lol true InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #10

"A little bit." THIS is what I'm afraid of. No, they need to FEEL it! forestpath Nov 2012 #11

for the Neocons it's all about the military budget magical thyme Nov 2012 #12

Much as it pains me to say, he's been an honest voice of late elias7 Nov 2012 #13

veganlush

(2,049 posts)

1. what's he really

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 03:45 PM

Nov 2012

Up to? Lol

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

5. Trying to save his job and access to power.

Reply to veganlush (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:18 PM

Nov 2012

What if all the neocon's no longer had an "in"? No power. No access to power. That would kind of bring their agenda to a screeching halt.

monmouth3

(3,871 posts)

2. Been following Billie for quite a few years and I think he's right..I really said that, right?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:01 PM

Nov 2012

He's correct of course, and I don't think it's about the money, it's just being against a black guy in the White House. That's what it has always been about..

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

7. For Kristol, it's also about power.

Reply to monmouth3 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:19 PM

Nov 2012

Preserving it for another fight.

justice1

(795 posts)

3. He sees the writing on the wall.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:15 PM

Nov 2012

Republicans can't continue to get elected by the millionaires, and the moral police.

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

4. He's preparing his GOPers for the biggest legislative defeat of a lifetime.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:17 PM

Nov 2012

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

6. No, NO!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:18 PM

Nov 2012

DO fall Pukes and Baggers!

Please...to the ends of the Earth and time...support those 1%ers! Be PROUD! Get out in front of those cameras and take a STAND for millionaires and billionaires! Please!

2014...here we come!

ck4829

(35,077 posts)

8. And while they're at it they should keep defending rape and pre-existing conditions too

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:20 PM

Nov 2012

What next Republicans, malaria is getting a bum rap?

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

9. The GOP has gone so cuckoo that the Neo-Cons sound reasonable.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:21 PM

Nov 2012

InsultComicDog

(1,209 posts)

10. lol true

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:27 PM

Nov 2012

forestpath

(3,102 posts)

11. "A little bit." THIS is what I'm afraid of. No, they need to FEEL it!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:30 PM

Nov 2012

The way the rest of us will!

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

12. for the Neocons it's all about the military budget

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 04:44 PM

Nov 2012

Fail to deal, and the "fiscal cliff" also includes huge cuts to military spending. No more new toys! No more wars! No more imperialist takeover of the world! No more PNAC!

C'mon t-baggers! Bring. It. On. Preserve those low millionaire/billionaire tax rates!!!! They deserve all the money and wealth in the world...and more!!!!!

elias7

(4,012 posts)

13. Much as it pains me to say, he's been an honest voice of late

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 05:04 PM

Nov 2012

I always found him smarmy, but the last year or two when I have seen him on rare occasion, he says stuff that is kind of brutally honest for a repub talking head, giving Obama credit for some accomplishments, admitting the existence of the massive hole that was dug by Bush, and other things. He's been almost ingratiatingly honest, a little weird, but not an instant turn off.

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