“If we free the people of Iraq, we will be respected in the Arab world... and I think we will be respected around the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldIraqAround The WorldArab World Author:William Kristol
“If you look at the polls, for all the talk about immigration and even trade, ObamaCare was an extremely important issue for Trump voters in 2016.” IfsLooksImportantIssuesTrumpTradeImmigrationVotersPollsObamacareImportant Issues Author:William Kristol
“If President [Barack] Obama - President [Donald] Trump shows up with a, you know, cleaver and just says, I can get rid of all these regulations, I can get rid of ObamaCare, no problem at all, then that would be a mistake.” IfsKnowsI CanShowsProblemWould BePresidentMistakeTrumpBarackRegulationNo ProblemObamacarePresident Barack ObamaCleaver Author:William Kristol
“If Donald Trump behaves well, personally, and morally - I agree with Van [Jones] on this - if he distances - if he disassociates himself from forces that he unfortunately coddled and even fostered a little in this campaign, if he is responsible about the way in which he goes about his policy, initiatives on immigration and ObamaCare, trade and other areas, he has a huge opportunity, because the truth is that a lot of this stuff isn't that - there is a lot that can be done.” IfsWayWellsLittlesDoneOpportunityForceStuffPolicyHugeTrumpTruth IsAreasResponsibleAgreeTradeDistanceCampaignsImmigrationBehaveInitiativeVansObamacare Author:William Kristol
“People used to complain in the 50s and 60s and even in the 70s when I was in school, studying political science, that "if only we could have two political parties that presented a choice, but there were all these liberal Republicans and there were all these southern Democrats who are conservative so people just don't have a clear choice."” PeopleIfsTwoSchoolPoliticalUsedChoicesPartyStudyClearRepublicanDemocratConservativeComplainingSouthernPolitical PartiesPolitical Science Author:William Kristol
“Maybe one thing that has happened is that the claims of non-partisanship of the mainstream media have been a little bit exploded. Mostly I'd say what, if anything has caused the change, are just the obvious technological changes - proliferation of easier access to getting your opinions out and the proliferation of media.” IfsLittlesHas BeensBitsOpinionHappenedOne ThingMediaEasierLittle BitClaimsObviousAccessWhat IfMainstreamTechnologicalProliferationPartisanshipMainstream MediaTechnological Change Author:William Kristol
“You all would be really shocked, if you were dropped back down into when I went to college, by the narrowness of the opinions you could get just by reading newspapers and magazines and watching TV.” IfsWould BeReadingOpinionCollegeTvsNewspapersMagazinesShockedWatching TvReading Newspapers Author:William Kristol
“I'm happy to have interns at The Weekly Standard and happy to have readers of The Weekly Standard, but if you all tell me that you were busy reading Plato and [Lev] Tolstoy and playing violin in the orchestra, I'd say that was great. I wouldn't tell you to take time out from that to get involved in political journalism.” IfsPoliticalReadingReaderInvolvedStandardsBusyJournalismTake TimePlatoOrchestraGet InvolvedViolinLev Tolstoy Author:William Kristol
“Frankly, if you're 26 years old and there's a war on women or there's not a war on women, you can get all wrapped up in it and get lots of traffic on your website and get into exchanges and scream and yell about it on MSNBC or Fox, and a week later no one can remember what that was about.” IfsYearsWarRememberWeekScreamTrafficFoxesWebsite Author:William Kristol
“If you look at the polls - the conservatives are fine.I think there will be a fair amount of enthusiasm, or at least motivation. They very much want to remove President [Barack] Obama.” IfsThinkingWantLooksMotivationPresidentFineAmountFairsEnthusiasmBarackRemovePollsPresident Barack Obama Author:William Kristol
“Recalling that a good chunk of the 47 percent who don't pay income taxes are Romney supporters - especially of course seniors (who might well 'believe they are entitled to heath care,' a position Romney agrees with), as well as many lower-income Americans (including men and women serving in the military) who think conservative policies are better for the country even if they're not getting a tax cut under the Romney plan. So Romney seems to have contempt not just for the Democrats who oppose him, but for tens of millions who intend to vote for him.” IfsThinkingMenBelieveWellsCountrySeemsMightCareCoursesPayMillionsCuttingPlansMilitaryPolicyPositionTaxesPercentMen And WomenVoteAgreeDemocratIncludingConservativeIncomeServingContemptEntitledSeniorSupporterRomneyIncome TaxTax CutsChunksServing In The Military Author:William Kristol
“If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.” PeopleIfsWarBeliefPresidencyLied Author:William Kristol
“If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit.” IfsGovernmentFightingNationsDealsGroupsCitizensIndiaTerrorTerroristPatriotismMidstDefeatedPakistanIndia And Pakistan Author:William Kristol
“Conservatives shouldn't count on the Supreme Court to do our work for us on Obamacare. The Court may rule as it should, and strike down the mandate. But it may not. And even if it does, the future of health care in America - and for that matter, the future of limited government - depends ultimately on the verdict of the American people.” PeopleIfsShouldMayDoeMatterGovernmentCareAmericaDependsCourtStrikesSupremeHealth CareSupreme CourtObamacareMandatesLimited GovernmentVerdict Author:William Kristol
“I personally - if I were designing the tax code - would have a tax code in which Mitt Romney paid more than 13 percent, given what I know about the kind of investments he made money from.” IfsKnowsKindMadeGivenDesignTaxesPercentPaidInvestmentCodeRomney Author:William Kristol
“While a defeat for Obamacare in the Court would be nice, the defeat of President Obama at the polls on November 6 is crucial. If electoral victory is achieved, Obamacare can and will be repealed - and more judges of a constitutionalist persuasion will be appointed by the next president.” IfsWould BeNextPresidentNiceJudgingVictoryCourtDefeatCrucialPresident ObamaBeing NicePersuasionPollsObamacareNovember Author:William Kristol
