Quote Of The Day: Bill Kristol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: The Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol (L) leads a discussion on PayPal co-founder and former CEO Peter Thiel's National Review article, "The End of the Future," at the National Press Club October 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. Kristol is on the advisory board of e21, the discussion's co-sponsor. Thiel argues that the United States and its leaders are on the wrong track regarding scientific innovation and that "when tracked against the admittedly lofty hopes of the 1950s and 1960s, technological progress has fallen short in many domains." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This may be the first time Bill Kristol has ever described himself as “liberal.” He’s a life long Republican who is one of the few members of his party willing to criticize Donald Trump. Now he’s taking aim at Senator Martha McSally who called CNN’s Manu Raju a “liberal hack” for asking a perfectly reasonable question on Thursday. It looks like this was a bridge too far for Kristol.

McSally calling a reporter a “liberal hack” for asking a question, and then taking high fives from today’s “conservatives” for doing so, tempts me to say: If it’s liberal to hold public officials in our liberal democracy accountable for doing their job, then I guess I’m liberal.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 17, 2020