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01-07-2013, 05:41 AM
Kristol and his allies have been talking about starting a “reformist” organization to recraft Republican fiscal policies and champion a rising generation of Republicans, such as Kristol favorites Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. The hypothetical group, modeled on the defunct Democratic Leadership Council, would join an expanding network of media platforms and nimble nonprofits for Kristol and mark an ambitious expansion into domestic policy.
There are plenty of reasons to question Kristol’s bona fides for leading a Republican revival. He’s indelibly linked to a couple of the most damaging recent black marks on the GOP brand — Sarah Palin’s selection as the 2008 vice presidential nominee and the push for war in Iraq. Establishment critics regard him as a professional gadfly with a spotty odds-making record, while some in the GOP’s populist, tea party wing see him as personifying a self-serving establishment.
But Kristol also has an enduring ability to drive the debate. He helped recenter Republican foreign policy around neoconservative ideas over the past two decades and was widely credited with helping the GOP recover from Bill Clinton’s 1992 victory by shaping the opposition agenda that led to its historic midterm landslide two years later.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/bill-kristols-big-plans-start-with-hagel-nomination-85816.html#ixzz2HHyXIdBd
There are plenty of reasons to question Kristol’s bona fides for leading a Republican revival. He’s indelibly linked to a couple of the most damaging recent black marks on the GOP brand — Sarah Palin’s selection as the 2008 vice presidential nominee and the push for war in Iraq. Establishment critics regard him as a professional gadfly with a spotty odds-making record, while some in the GOP’s populist, tea party wing see him as personifying a self-serving establishment.
But Kristol also has an enduring ability to drive the debate. He helped recenter Republican foreign policy around neoconservative ideas over the past two decades and was widely credited with helping the GOP recover from Bill Clinton’s 1992 victory by shaping the opposition agenda that led to its historic midterm landslide two years later.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/bill-kristols-big-plans-start-with-hagel-nomination-85816.html#ixzz2HHyXIdBd