“Republican Congressmen and senators will be in a very interesting place, where they have to support the president-elect - president - what will be President [Donald] Trump when they - when they agree with him, try to guide him in certain ways, I think oppose him on some things.” ThinkingWayTryingCertainPresidentInterestingSupportTrumpRepublicanAgreeGuidesSenatorsVery InterestingCongressmanInteresting Places Author:William Kristol
“It will be an unusual dynamic [in Congress]. It won't be like the rallying behind President [Barack] Obama in 2009 or behind President [George W.] Bush, even at the beginning of his presidency, or even [Bill] Clinton in '93, when he got his budget through on a partisan vote.” PresidentBehindsVoteBillsClintonCongressBarackBudgetsUnusualPresidencyPartisansPresident Barack ObamaPresident George W BushRallying Author:William Kristol
“What's more important than the media, there's this thing called ObamaCare, which was President Obama's signature domestic achievement. It won Republicans the House in 2014 - 2010. It won Republicans the Senate in 2014.” ImportantHousePresidentMediaRepublicanAchievementPresident ObamaSenateObamacareSignatures Author:William Kristol
“Look, at actual Republican and conservative think-tank proposals to replace ObamaCare all have the pre-existing condition provision in, done somewhat differently from [Barack] President Obama's.” ThinkingLooksDonePresidentConditionsRepublicanConservativeBarackPresident ObamaProposalTanksProvisionObamacare 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
“I don't think [Mitt] Romney can sit there and wait to win because perhaps people are disappointed with President [Barack] Obama.” PeopleThinkingWinningWaitingPresidentBarackDisappointedRomneyPresident Barack Obama 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
“I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy. Miers is undoubtedly a decent and competent person. But her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president.” PersonsHardPhilosophyFightingPresidentConclusionCombinationDecentDisappointedJudgedSelectionReflectingPresident BushCompetentDemoralizedCapitulationCronyism Author:William Kristol
“The most devastating indictment of the president's proposal is that it threatens to destroy virtually everything about American health care that's worth preserving. Under the plan's layers of regulation and oversight, even seeing a doctor whenever you like will be no easy matter: access to physicians will be carefully regulated by gatekeepers; referrals to specialists will be strongly discouraged; second opinions will be almost unheard of; and the availability of new drugs will be limited.” MatterCareEasyPresidentOpinionPlansSeeingDrugDoctorsAccessHealth CareRegulationLayersPhysiciansDiscouragedProposalSpecialistsUnheardAvailabilityOversightIndictmentGatekeepersReferrals Author:William Kristol
“Mitt Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with a challenger. And unlike in 1980 and 1992, when the public was persuaded to do just that, the incumbent president has not been weakened by a primary opponent.” NeedsPresidentSittingPrimariesOpponentsConvinceRomneyIncumbents 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
