Bulwark editor-at-large Bill Kristol had an enlightening Twitter thread today that began this way:
1. A short thread prompted by this amusing paragraph:
"We’re sitting in AEI’s elegantly furnished library. Down the hall, there’s a boisterous event celebrating the conservative intellectual Harvey Mansfield…https://t.co/kD2vLeoERs— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2022
2. "…William Kristol, clad in a suit, has just left the room. Teixeira’s untucked shirt and sneakers aren’t the only thing that seems out of place. 'I’m just a social democrat, man. Trying to make the world a better place.'"
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2022
3. Comments:
a) I don't know that the event for Harvey Mansfield was exactly "boisterous" (?!) but I do think the panel discussions of some of the themes of his work were interesting. You can take a look here:https://t.co/fySgzjKnJb
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2022
b) Some personal news: I was "clad in a suit," as is appropriate for an event honoring Prof. Mansfield. But in this post-pandemic Washington summer, I myself am mostly, as my colleagues at Defending Democracy Together would testify, an "untucked shirt and sneakers" kind of guy.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2022
Oh, and one more:
c) I like Ruy's line that he's "just a social democrat, trying to make the world a better place." I'm more of a liberal democrat than a social democrat. But I admire many social democrats past and present. Social democrats who respect liberty are key to defending democracy.
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— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 16, 2022
“More of a liberal Democrat than a social Democrat”?
Congrats @BillKristol – the truth will set you free https://t.co/KXk6Qn3tfb
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) July 16, 2022
Well at least you are no longer claiming to be a conservative, honesty is a good thing. https://t.co/sqBA24zmyy
— Tyler Boliver (@TylerBoliver) July 16, 2022
You know, we kinda suspected something was up with Kristol’s “conservative” cred when he endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia.
It no longer paid to pose as a Republican so now Bill is coming clean. Also, a suit and sneakers is always a terrible look https://t.co/YVfr5Nijrb
— Just Mindy 🐊 (@just_mindy) July 16, 2022
“I’m more of a liberal Democrat”
He finally said what we all knew out loud. https://t.co/XUSo2w8HTj
— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) July 16, 2022
https://t.co/pfhQJD7HRs pic.twitter.com/bGybvGdQhD
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 16, 2022
So it’s finally been settled!
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