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Buckeye_Democrat

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15. Trump is too compassionate? By making empty promises about bringing back...

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 04:50 PM

Oct 2016

... lost jobs? Other than that load of BS, he's about as uncompassionate as they come!

Kristol might be right in the sense that many Republicans are hateful, selfish jerks. I even had a hard-core Republican manager at one of my past jobs who hated Bush Sr. promoting a "kinder, gentler nation."

Kristol is also a neocon, so I'm sure that he'd love the idea of the United States being embroiled in more wars around the globe.

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Bill Kristol: conservatives need to be less compassionate [View all] angrychair Oct 2016 OP

Bush jr is still alive?? ................. I hear nothing from him Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #1

Compassionate? Where? Who? Iliyah Oct 2016 #2

No more Mr. Nice Guy? pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #3

How in the hell does Kristol define "too compassionate"? Laf.La.Dem. Oct 2016 #4

Kristol's mindset is why the GOP is having a meltdown like never before. Rex Oct 2016 #5

If they were any less compassionate they'd be ax wielding serial killers. milestogo Oct 2016 #6

That jackass is part of the GOP problem. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #7

When was the last time Kristol was correct about ANYTHING? Paladin Oct 2016 #8

Oh! I know this one! sofa king Oct 2016 #22

Nicely put. (nt) Paladin Oct 2016 #23

"conservatives need to be less compassionate" Hayduke Bomgarte Oct 2016 #9

They already hate women...blacks.... Hispanics... liberals... beachbum bob Oct 2016 #10

Less than zero then? wysi Oct 2016 #11

Maybe if Repugs were less compassionate towards the wealthier and big business, he would be right wishstar Oct 2016 #12

Do I hear the Koch alliance voices whispering instructions Hortensis Oct 2016 #13

Bill Kristol spearheaded the demise of Healthcare during the Clinton years - asiliveandbreathe Oct 2016 #14

Trump is too compassionate? By making empty promises about bringing back... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #15

Kristol wants to equip factory foremen with whips, I guess Warpy Oct 2016 #16

You knew it was wrong at the words "Bill Kristol thinks" JHB Oct 2016 #17

Yes, Bill, yes, absolutely, that is the way the Republican Party should, nay MUST go ! :) WOW OnDoutside Oct 2016 #18

I know, right! angrychair Oct 2016 #19

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong ? ☺ OnDoutside Oct 2016 #21

Take some doing to be less compassionate. Panich52 Oct 2016 #20

Less compassionate?? What is that? smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #24

How would that even be possible? 3catwoman3 Oct 2016 #26

Give me a 2 x 4. roamer65 Oct 2016 #27

in C.S Lewis "The Screwtape Letters" DonCoquixote Oct 2016 #29

Compassion is the difference between the left and the right, so I guess he has a point... phleshdef Oct 2016 #30

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