Bill Kristol Formally Comes Out of the Closet, Admits He's a Democrat

Bill Kristol

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Neocon pundit Bill Kristol has finally admitted it and come out of the closet in the wake of the vote on new witnesses in the impeachment trial.

Not presumably forever; not perhaps for a day after Nov. 3, 2020; not on every issue or in every way until then. But for the time being one has to say: We are all Democrats now.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 1, 2020

“Not presumably forever; not perhaps for a day after Nov. 3, 2020; not on every issue or in every way until then. But for the time being one has to say: We are all Democrats now,” Kristol confessed.

Who’s we? Kristol, Max Boot, and Jennifer Rubin? Yes, we already knew but it’s good that he finally admitted it.

Kristol used to be the editor-in-chief of the Weekly Standard before it folded in 2018 and is now one of the people behind “The Bulwark.” He’s also tried to back a candidate against President Donald Trump whose campaign hasn’t gone anywhere.

It’s one thing not to support President Donald Trump. But don’t use him as an excuse to cover being a Democrat.

You can be an independent, you can choose not to vote. But if you are supporting the cause of moving this country further to the left, when we are already in a pitched battle to stop it, then yes, you are indeed just a Democrat. Moreover, you are a Democrat at a time when principled Democrats who see the writing on the wall are fleeing the party because of its leftist move, who know there’s no place there for moderates or classical liberals.

His announcement sparked a lot of response.

He finally came out of the political closet. https://t.co/SQpfu7P1Qa

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) February 1, 2020

Not to rain on your big announcement… but weve known you, Romney, Amash, Max Boot, Jennifer Rubin, and the rest of #NeverTrump have all been a Democrats for a while now…

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 1, 2020

This is like your most flamboyant friend who attended 200+ Britney Spears concerts before achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a backup dancer for her FINALLY coming out to you as gay…

Yeah, buddy… we ALL knew. https://t.co/TFaSZ6JyKV

— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) February 1, 2020

😍😍😍

Just a reminder that – long before Trump – neocons were already planning their migration back to the Democratic Party because they saw the writing on the wall about changes in the GOP & were hopeful about a Hillary presidency – from 2014: https://t.co/yMtafPEMHk https://t.co/0fFAKi3ZK1

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 1, 2020

Um, what?

— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) February 2, 2020

Not me.

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 1, 2020

Self-identify as independent political orphan and contrarian conservative

— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 1, 2020

No, one really doesn’t https://t.co/suovklMLjZ

— Alexandra DeSanctis (@xan_desanctis) February 1, 2020

Not even close. I've been an independent conservative since before the 2016 election and take plenty of issue with Trump and any uncritical supporters, but am no more sympathetic to the Democratic cause than I was before. This "Democrat by default" mindset is sheer nonsense. https://t.co/bRSnljLhVC

— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) February 1, 2020

I’ve seen drunken soccer hooligans handle defeat more gracefully (and honestly) than you.

But mostly more honestly. pic.twitter.com/xAg3MkO2ia

— furious_no_*I’M*_the_whistleblower_a (@furious_a) February 1, 2020