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Random Boomer

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116. You're reading way too much into my comment
Mon May 18, 2026, 11:15 AM
Monday

You're attributing so many things I didn't say to what I posted.

Bill Kristol -- whatever he may say -- is not Democratic material. He's an old entitled white man who hasn't shed any of his Republican perspective even though he's left the Republican party. Maybe he's trying, but he routinely says things that make me want to throw things at my computer screen, and I avoid him most of the time to save myself the rage episode.

The same can't be said for other members of the Bulwark team. The events of the last 10 years have had a much more fundamental effect on them than just leaving the GOP. Like Nicole Wallace, they've re-evaluated their politics from the ground up and changed their perspective, not just the label they attach to themselves.

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Bill Kristol announcement: [View all] Kingofalldems May 15 OP
Will wonders never cease? greatauntoftriplets May 15 #1
Pigs fly today BlueWaveNeverEnd May 16 #19
I guess that's one big Tent then!! Ars Longa May 16 #102
What the hell?.................... Lovie777 May 15 #2
Hope that SOB is in prison soon chicoescuela May 15 #3
A major problem is that the Israeli opposition is so fractured DavidDvorkin May 15 #4
Post removed Post removed May 16 #34
What does this have to do with Bill Kristol? yardwork May 16 #89
Did you post this because Kristol is Jewish? yardwork May 16 #97
Sod Off Kristol...",,Kristol is credited with launching Palin's career." irisblue May 15 #5
I seem to have missed his apology for all the shitty things FoxNewsSucks May 15 #6
and he's still saying them but just "constructive criticism" mountain grammy May 16 #91
What? Ya don't like comedy. Alcohol fueled, hockey mom was the funniest thing to come along in years. m 3Hotdogs May 16 #16
Her qualifications for VP: "I can see Russia from my house." (SNL made it her kitchen). CTyankee May 16 #61
Welcome to the big tent.... reACTIONary May 15 #7
Bill Kristol is just like Charlie Sykes. Dr. T May 15 #8
Just another rat jumping a sinking ship. wnylib May 16 #78
Your Antifa membership card is in the mail, Bill. LudwigPastorius May 15 #9
Holy fuck swong19104 May 15 #10
Good. betsuni May 15 #11
"former Republicans know that the problem is Republicans and don't waste time nitpicking Democrats." Wiz Imp May 16 #14
Yes, I like your important point.. and just Cha May 16 #20
Hard agree. ShazzieB May 16 #94
Hey, anybody here remember the Clinton health care plan? He helped niyad May 15 #12
Yep. He and those of his ilk Susan Calvin May 16 #55
Yes, but maybe focus on the WHY he says he's now a Democrat RandomNumbers May 16 #66
I blame him for getting us to this point ... aggiesal May 15 #13
30-40 years too late and a lifetime of damage he helped create JHB May 16 #15
It's beginning to look as though not fooled May 16 #31
That's symptomatic of all Repuglicans. Dr. T May 16 #49
And/or if he starts to advocate for policies he once tried to kill. cab67 May 16 #90
Uhm WOW ... live love laugh May 16 #17
It's Never Too Late. Welcome to the Cha May 16 #18
Let him prove his worth before giving him welcomes JHB May 16 #24
Oh sorry... I'm welcoming him now. Cha May 16 #28
Love ya Cha, but our points of view diverge on this JHB May 16 #36
Backatcha, JHB. As Zambero pointed out Cha May 16 #37
I agree. If he "relapses" we can always kick him out... CTyankee May 16 #64
Also: enough of these defections can create an avalanche in the GOP nt lostnfound May 17 #110
Look! We need all the help we can get. broiles May 16 #58
I don't know why people are upset. He's not running for office, has no influence on the party and policy. betsuni May 16 #62
Right? People can change .. look at Cha May 16 #104
Full circle. Dem, Rep, Ind, Dem phxjurist May 16 #21
Kristol was a never-Trumper from the get-go Zambero May 16 #22
Mahalo, Zambero! Cha May 16 #29
And he was only a Republican on the whole wars for freedom bs JI7 May 16 #32
I repeat. The Clinton Health Care program. PNAC. And those just off niyad May 16 #77
And he was only a Republican on the whole wars for freedom bs JI7 May 16 #33
i read his articles in my local newspaper, and you're right. JohnnyRingo May 16 #48
THIS orangecrush May 16 #67
Not me Cirsium May 16 #23
Kristol never supported Trump or MAGA. Random Boomer May 16 #65
OK Cirsium May 16 #79
You're reading way too much into my comment Random Boomer Monday #116
He is not a liberal, he just realizes what a mess we are in these days. Pompoy May 16 #25
He has always opposed Trump. He was never MAGA JI7 May 16 #30
*sigh*....... RockRaven May 16 #26
Perhaps... tavernier May 16 #57
I'll believe it when Trump delivers him plutonium pizzas. usonian May 16 #27
Look at that makeup! calimary May 16 #103
He doesn't care. Because his cult doesn't care. It might, in fact, be a fetish with them, like a golden calf. usonian May 16 #108
As any reasonable AMERICAN would now be, who has two brain cells Jack Valentino May 16 #35
This is what has to happen for the Republican party to be no more. Buddyzbuddy May 16 #38
He was "independent" from 2021 to yesterday. He was registered niyad May 16 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author Buddyzbuddy May 16 #39
Mr PNAC himself, aye? Ruby the Liberal May 16 #40
And are you pro-choice? milestogo May 16 #41
I'm seeing some signs that he now is Renew Deal May 16 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m May 16 #45
I'm not commenting on the rightness or wrongness of it Renew Deal May 16 #46
Wow. Not sure I expected that. Renew Deal May 16 #42
Neoconservative Neoliberal Soul_of_Wit May 16 #75
Limited govt, pro freedom, no mention of climate change jfz9580m May 16 #44
It's weird to judge when you don't know the answer. Renew Deal May 16 #47
Good ol' Bloody Kristal... fuck off. BradBo May 16 #50
If Bill Kristol had any honor he would go out to his garage and start his car and let it run without Botany May 16 #51
+1 leftstreet May 16 #56
All the things he said Democrats were against mountain grammy May 16 #93
We need all the support we can get BillJoeBobBeauregard May 16 #52
Is the Democratic tent that "big"? kentuck May 16 #53
Ha! Hell Hath Almost Frozen Over. Joinfortmill May 16 #54
Well, At Least He Didn't Equivocate And Turn "Independent." ColoringFool May 16 #59
He was listed as independent from 2021 to yesterday. niyad May 16 #82
Fine. But Today Is Today, Is It Not? Meanwhile, We Heap Praise On Liz Cheney.... ColoringFool May 16 #96
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad May 16 #98
Today does not exist in a vacuum, and I have a fairly decent, and niyad May 16 #99
Weren't you going... czarjak May 16 #60
If Franklin Roosevelt could work with Joesph Stalin... NNadir May 16 #63
Wow! City Lights May 16 #68
The World Turned Upside Down obamanut2012 May 16 #69
In the words of Elaine, FAKE, FAKE, FAKE, FAKE.......Ok, if this is true.......Hell HAS FROZRN OVER. a kennedy May 16 #70
Democrat now? Belief? 3825-87867 May 16 #71
Regarding Government, Democrats believe Glaisne May 16 #72
The world turned upside down. Tommy Carcetti May 16 #73
They're ice skating in hell right now. SergeStorms May 16 #74
Ugh. After helping to wreck democracy, now he's sorry? yardwork May 16 #76
Call me skeptical of anything Mr. PNAC says. Ritabert May 16 #80
The Democratic Party is now the conservative party Soul_of_Wit May 16 #81
. MorbidButterflyTat May 16 #84
I don't give a shit. I guarantee Kristal would never support the democratic policies I want in the Dem platform. Nanjeanne May 16 #85
Like "pro-choice", "pro-19A", etc., etc., niyad May 16 #87
Not sure what policies are considered "etc. etc." As I said I want more than those 3 policies he already mentioned. Nanjeanne May 16 #109
Would Democrats support those policies? Renew Deal May 17 #113
kick Dawson Leery May 16 #86
It takes alliances in politics sometimes, doesn't mean I trust him beyond the alliance themaguffin May 16 #88
Democrats are advocates of limited government. J_William_Ryan May 16 #92
Kristol may say that, but what really has happened is his party can no longer legitimately call themselves GoodRaisin May 16 #106
Smarmy weasel. ZZenith May 16 #95
Forgive me if I am highly skeptical. mwmisses4289 May 16 #100
To paraphrase The Politics Bar MurrayDelph May 16 #101
Perhaps this portends a political realignment of Deminpenn May 16 #105
Isn't Bill Kristol always wrong? Festivito May 16 #107
Historically the neocons started out as dems... WarGamer May 17 #111
What does he mean? "so just-for today" or "so starting today" QueerDuck May 17 #112
I've become a regular listener of Bill Kristol. Which initially felt SO WRONG. Maru Kitteh May 17 #114
I believe nuance is needed here TVguyCards May 17 #115
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