Bill Kristol: conservatives need to be less compassionate

[angrychair]

Bill Kristol thinks that Bush jr and tRump are "too compassionate" and for conservatives to be tougher, more Libertarian-like party and that Trump is taking the party in a softer, nicer Party that may not be the right decision.
Donald "fluffy little bunny" Trump a compassionate republican
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/bill-kristol-trump-and-george-w-bush-were-too-compassionate-conservatives-must-stop-being-nice/comments/#disqus

[Angry Dragon]

1. Bush jr is still alive?? ................. I hear nothing from him

any less compassionate they would be Nazis

[Iliyah]

2. Compassionate? Where? Who?

[pinboy3niner]

3. No more Mr. Nice Guy?

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. How in the hell does Kristol define "too compassionate"?

[Rex]

5. Kristol's mindset is why the GOP is having a meltdown like never before.

When you allow incompetent idiots like Kristol to set the tone, you end up with an unrecognizable party.

[milestogo]

6. If they were any less compassionate they'd be ax wielding serial killers.

[tonyt53]

7. That jackass is part of the GOP problem.

[Paladin]

8. When was the last time Kristol was correct about ANYTHING?

It's been decades, right? He remains a national joke.

[sofa king]

22. Oh! I know this one!

After trying several times with his usual, unmatched level of accuracy, Bill Kristol came within two weeks of accurately predicting the peak of Trump's popularity. Which is the equivalent of hitting the broad side of a barn with a shotgun while standing in its shadow.

https://newrepublic.com/minutes/128976/look-that-bill-kristol-got-something-right

[Paladin]

23. Nicely put. (nt)

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

9. "conservatives need to be less compassionate"

Is that even possible?

[beachbum bob]

10. They already hate women...blacks.... Hispanics... liberals...

Who is left to show less compassion??? Martians?..

[wysi]

11. Less than zero then?

I think we may have to define negative compassion.

[wishstar]

12. Maybe if Repugs were less compassionate towards the wealthier and big business, he would be right

[Hortensis]

13. Do I hear the Koch alliance voices whispering instructions

from the background? Yes, the clash of their "more libertarian" goals has grown so large and loud that even trumpster types realize something very bad's happening, that evil "establishment' thing. And they were so close to getting control of SCOTUS, poor frustrated schemers.

[asiliveandbreathe]

14. Bill Kristol spearheaded the demise of Healthcare during the Clinton years -

For one thing, they didn't like it that Hillary was part of the decision making - as well, they didn't like the fact that the Republicons would lose the middle class..to the Democrats..thus the start of their mantra of untrustworthiness of Hillary because no one told them she was involved..they even took (the Clinton Admin.) to court because she wasn't a Government official..THEY LOST....

Bill Kristol gave the republicons their policy statements..memorandum..he is the biggest POS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_health_care_plan_of_1993

The long-term political effects of a successful... health care bill will be even worse—much worse.... It will revive the reputation of... Democrats as the generous protector of middle-class interests. And it will at the same time strike a punishing blow against Republican claims to defend the middle class by restraining government.


— William Kristol, "Defeating President Clinton's Healthcare Proposal", December 1993

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. Trump is too compassionate? By making empty promises about bringing back...

... lost jobs? Other than that load of BS, he's about as uncompassionate as they come!

Kristol might be right in the sense that many Republicans are hateful, selfish jerks. I even had a hard-core Republican manager at one of my past jobs who hated Bush Sr. promoting a "kinder, gentler nation."

Kristol is also a neocon, so I'm sure that he'd love the idea of the United States being embroiled in more wars around the globe.

[Warpy]

16. Kristol wants to equip factory foremen with whips, I guess

Maybe he thinks bringing back English style Victorian workhouses would scare the poor out of wanting enough pay to live on. Debtors' prisons would also sound like a dandy idea to him.

Of course, the average slob conservative thinks these horrible things would happen only to other people, people who somehow deserve them, and never to him. If this bunch ever gains power again, slob conservatives are going to be in for a real shock.

[JHB]

17. You knew it was wrong at the words "Bill Kristol thinks"

[OnDoutside]

18. Yes, Bill, yes, absolutely, that is the way the Republican Party should, nay MUST go ! :) WOW

[angrychair]

19. I know, right!

Sound like an excellent plan.

[OnDoutside]

21. Yeah, what could possibly go wrong ? ☺

[Panich52]

20. Take some doing to be less compassionate.

[smirkymonkey]

24. Less compassionate?? What is that?

I can't even imagine what that would look like. God, these people are so incredibly f***ked!

[3catwoman3]

26. How would that even be possible?

They already hate pretty much everyone except white fetuses, and probably have a preference for male fetuses.

[roamer65]

27. Give me a 2 x 4.

[DonCoquixote]

29. in C.S Lewis "The Screwtape Letters"

A demonic tempter advises his nephew that the idea is "to make sure that they get fire extinguishers in a flood.". In short, that people reach for exactly the worst tool at the worst time. The one note "limited government" that has never worked is part of that, but the real sign is that they actually think they are too nice, and that they just have to be paternalistic jackasses who punish their kids more.

[phleshdef]

30. Compassion is the difference between the left and the right, so I guess he has a point...

The more one opens themselves up to compassion, the more they move to the left, as a person, as a political figure, as a leader, etc.

Its a damn shame that this jackhole is typically one of the more intellectual conservatives. But I guess he takes his ideology so seriously that basic human decency is a bad thing if it stands in the way of achieving his view of government.