On Mar 9, 2009, at 5:08 PM, SA wrote:
> The thing about that Kristol quote is that Kristol himself solved
> that problem in the 1970's to a great extent. I think the quote is
> meant to express frustration with an older style of conservatism
> that he himself helped to supplant.
But he said it in 2000. I think he's disappointed by what he had a big hand in creating - a hegemonic conservatism. The moral view of laissez faire got replaced by businesspeople gunning for the maximum buck. I wonder what he thinks of his idiot son.
Doug