Bill Kristol Quotes (12 Quotes)

He has put up an unknown and undistinguished figure for an opening that conservatives worked for a generation to see filled with a jurist of high distinction.

These soldiers deserve a better defense secretary than the one we have.

In any case, decisions on troop levels in the American system of government are not made by any general or set of generals but by the civilian leadership of the war effort.

If the American people really come to a settled belief that Bush lied us into war, his presidency will be over.

Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership?

Surely the United States should do what it can to prevent dictators elsewhere from inferring that repression works.

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

Bush is no conservative.

Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror.

The lie that Bush lied us into war threatens the Bush presidency in a way no ordinary political charge does. Bush needs to refute it--and to keep on refuting it--for his sake, for the nation's, and for the sake of the truth,

Actually, we have a pretty terrific Army.

I think she should consider it. I think her nomination is a mistake. She doesn't have the intellectual distinction or the track record to really justify putting her on the Supreme Court. I think she should consider withdrawing her name, going to the President and saying 'thank you for the honor but I can serve you as WH counsel and there are plenty of other qualified people to go to the Supreme Court.'