The Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol has an excellent record of signalling a Republican Party shift — and whether this is due to his suggestions or him articulating sentiment he sees about to shift is another question. So when he talks, many pundits listen.
And he’s now saying Republicans shouldn’t be falling on their swords to defend millionaires from being taxed more on Fox News:
I still think GOPers are making a big mistake by pronouncing the word “moderate” like a disease. If they look at the election results, quite a FEW voters proved to be moderate — and they helped carry the day for the Democrats.
If the Republican Party remains a party that seems to only welcome conservatives they’ll have many more evenings like Tuesday.
Generally speaking:
1. If Rush Limbaugh opposes it, chances are you’ll eventually see many Congressional Republicans to echo his words without saying “ditto”.
2. If Bill Kristol suggests some kind of a shift, it usually eventually takes place.
Neither Limbaugh or Kristol have proven to be flawless strategists — but their words often turn out to be more than mere words..
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.