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(17,816 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:26 PM Feb 2020

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Republican Bill Kristol comes out of the 'political closet' and declares he's now a Democrat [View all]

https://va.news-republic.com/a/6788667558854656518?app_id=1239&gid=6788667558854656518&impr_id=6788867538329487622&language=en

When Bill Kristol swore he would never vote for President Donald Trump, he meant it. The longtime conservative commentator took to Facebook today to admit that he is a Democrat—for now.

In a tweet, the former editor-at-large of the now-defunct Weekly Standard, declared: "Not presumably forever; not perhaps for a day after Nov. 3, 2020; not on every issue or in every way until then. But for the time being one has to say: We are all Democrats now."

In his tweet, Kristol appeared to be reacting to the Senate's 51-49 vote to not call additional witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial. As the Daily Caller noted, two Republicans, Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) and Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), crossed party lines and voted with Democrats who were attempting to have former national security advisor John Bolton testify against the president.

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Republican Bill Kristol comes out of the 'political closet' and declares he's now a Democrat [View all] mac56 Feb 2020 OP

Wow. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #1

Double wow Roland99 Feb 2020 #16

The "newspeak" GOP has thrown the neocons like Bolton under the bus BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #21

No DeminPennswoods Feb 2020 #22

yeah...i ain't holding my breath.... Roland99 Feb 2020 #26

Me either Rebl2 Feb 2020 #70

He started his career as a Democrat, so it's not entirely surprising I guess rpannier Feb 2020 #65

Every little chip in the GOP is welcome as far as I'm concerned. llmart Feb 2020 #2

yes elleng Feb 2020 #61

+1 grantcart Feb 2020 #68

Yep. SuprstitionAintthWay Feb 2020 #84

A chip in the Kristol lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #88

I'll welcome him "for the time being", "not perhaps for a day after November 3." Mike 03 Feb 2020 #3

It would be nice if Romney turned Democrat. He probably won't because Maraya1969 Feb 2020 #4

Romney was pro-choice until he felt politically compelled to flip in the 1990s. SuprstitionAintthWay Feb 2020 #85

Mitt is a career etch-a-sketcher NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #87

Besides, who wants to vote for a Corporate Pirate? The very epitome of the hollowing out of the Hestia Feb 2020 #90

Making 200 hundred million dollars sending jobs overseas was... czarjak Feb 2020 #91

He wouldn't be able to get reelected in Utah if he did Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #114

I totally get this... Mike Nelson Feb 2020 #5

This Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #57

Yep. I would rather be an American than be a republican. iscooterliberally Feb 2020 #93

I get it radical noodle Feb 2020 #6

And it shows how far right Republicans have gone. The ideological ones remaining are astounded. Good Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #24

Or how right the Dems have gotten? Ztolkins Feb 2020 #28

I'll welcome his vote............ MyOwnPeace Feb 2020 #105

He's just making a choice to try to radical noodle Feb 2020 #108

well this is weird 0rganism Feb 2020 #7

This is seismic. His father helped to create the modern conservative movement. NT Bleacher Creature Feb 2020 #8

That's a pretty big ass tent! JCMach1 Feb 2020 #9

NO CPAC FOR YOU! Alpeduez21 Feb 2020 #10

If you had asked me two years ago, "What will Bill Kristol and Bernie Sanders ever have in common?" DFW Feb 2020 #11

LOL! LuvNewcastle Feb 2020 #14

Ha! cate94 Feb 2020 #40

+10 nt reACTIONary Feb 2020 #60

Kristol began his career as a Democrat. He was an aid to Sen Henry Jackson D-WA rpannier Feb 2020 #66

I actually knew Scoop Jackson slightly DFW Feb 2020 #81

AFAIK the two things that made him a Democrat were rpannier Feb 2020 #83

Fantastic! colorado_ufo Feb 2020 #67

Post of the day! LOL! n/t moonscape Feb 2020 #96

😂 Duppers Feb 2020 #101

Thanks Bill. Now get the f*** off camera and phone bank JHB Feb 2020 #12

Fuck him n/t DEbluedude Feb 2020 #13

Who wants to stink from that shit? spotthebird Feb 2020 #15

He was also single-handedly responsible for destroying First Lady Hillary's efforts for CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #86

He and Limbaugh and Krauthammer were best buds BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #17

I miss Krauthammer. JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #31

.......... BumRushDaShow Feb 2020 #32

I bet Ole Buckley would be right along with him,,,,, Cryptoad Feb 2020 #18

There's nothing conservative JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #19

Nope. Mitch is doing what that old Yallie prick would want done JHB Feb 2020 #107

PNAC not_the_one Feb 2020 #20

Yep Martin Eden Feb 2020 #27

piss on Bill Kristol KG Feb 2020 #23

💯 live love laugh Feb 2020 #82

That's not quite what he said (n/t) wysi Feb 2020 #25

Saw that coming JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #29

Bill Kristol built the fire truck and bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #30

Got that right. They created the monster and now they can't control it. Fla Dem Feb 2020 #55

Yep. Kinda sad that it's pushing nearly 100 recs. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2020 #69

Is this real . . . Iliyah Feb 2020 #33

Must be hell has frozen over! democratisphere Feb 2020 #34

Then by definition, that make me a Republican?! ToxMarz Feb 2020 #35

Isn't Bill Kristol wrong MontanaMama Feb 2020 #36

I've met the guy and I find this hard to believe CanonRay Feb 2020 #37

fuck him. lol. the same friendship bracelet he tosses over now will be used as Kurt V. Feb 2020 #38

That's okay. I can hold off despising him until after Nov. 3, 2020. (nt) scarletwoman Feb 2020 #39

Bwah for whatever!1 UTUSN Feb 2020 #41

Gee, maybe he can do for us what he did for the Republican Party. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #42

He just comes across as very insincere to me. They way he smirks or smiles, IDK. NCLefty Feb 2020 #43

There is almost nothing good to write about Bill Kristol. tritsofme Feb 2020 #44

That concerns me. Gore1FL Feb 2020 #45

Holy cats Ghost of Tom Joad Feb 2020 #46

The enemy of my enemy, etc. localroger Feb 2020 #47

Not really a "Democrat" in any sense of the word.. Hulk Feb 2020 #48

+1 ancianita Feb 2020 #64

Yeah! Right! - "for now" keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #49

Yep I don't trust any RepubLIEcon. nt live love laugh Feb 2020 #95

DINO he's just a spy/saboteur, monkey wrencher MasonDreams Feb 2020 #50

In a way...this is proof... Xolodno Feb 2020 #51

Oh, Trump is a republican alright. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #100

Every vote helps. Nt spooky3 Feb 2020 #52

This!! Besides he has a big voice and a bigger following. He may bring voters along Thekaspervote Feb 2020 #58

Do you know anyone who still listens to Bill Kristol? (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2020 #71

I really wish people like Kristol would stay in the Republican party and try to fix it. dflprincess Feb 2020 #53

+1 Kurt V. Feb 2020 #72

So his plan, use the Democrats Raine Feb 2020 #54

Those Who Leave the GOP and Actually Become Democrats S/B Hailed Indykatie Feb 2020 #56

welcome! cheesehed Feb 2020 #62

Bill Kristol paved the way for DeVos to demolish public schools and praised privatization. Ford_Prefect Feb 2020 #59

This dflprincess Feb 2020 #74

I don't trust possible spies. But I think he felt comfortable with intellectual equals, and ancianita Feb 2020 #63

I am suspicious when a neo-con joins us socialist Under The Radar Feb 2020 #73

Add a few more RPM's yonder Feb 2020 #75

I hope he votes for Democrats. lapfog_1 Feb 2020 #76

Don't really care, do you? Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #77

Well, at least HE is calling himself a democrat. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2020 #78

I'll believe it when he posts his registration card. Until then he's still a Neo-Con mouthpiece. Ford_Prefect Feb 2020 #79

Well, it is a big tent with a lot of different opinions. PatrickforO Feb 2020 #80

article error krkaufman Feb 2020 #89

Okay matt819 Feb 2020 #92

Um? iscooterliberally Feb 2020 #94

Reminds me of when Joe Lieberman spoke at the RNC to endorse their POTUS candidate. JaneQPublic Feb 2020 #97

"We are all Democrats now" denem Feb 2020 #98

Really? Rider3 Feb 2020 #99

He's grandstanding, and I doubt that many GOPers take him seriously anymore FakeNoose Feb 2020 #102

For NOW. He's a "Democrat" of convenience only. calimary Feb 2020 #103

Is it just me who's thinking that Vogon_Glory Feb 2020 #104

Some of the Never-Trumpers are beginning to understand what that term actually means. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #106

So, we Democrats now have a Useful Idiot too! Brother Mythos Feb 2020 #109

Tell it to all the families and friends of the dead .. Botany Feb 2020 #110

This was a one day meaningless quote from Kristol.. scardycat Feb 2020 #111

Fuck him, we don't want him. (And he wasn't funny in 'When Harry Met Sally!") TrollBuster9090 Feb 2020 #112

No thanks - neocons need not aplly progressiveradical Feb 2020 #113

Just...WOW!!!!!!!!!!! trof Feb 2020 #115

Who cares - he's always wrong. B Stieg Feb 2020 #116