Tag Archives: Bill Kristol

Is new Washington Post blogger, Jennifer Rubin, a conservative or a neoconservative?

Here’s a report on the Washington Post’s hiring of “conservative” blogger Jennifer Rubin. The report includes the announcement memo from WP Op-Ed editor Fred Hiatt. Some points of confusion: –Rubin is regularly referred to as a conservative columnist. Is she … Continue reading

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Lobbying the lobby

Cliff May describes Obama’s efforts to get the START treaty with Russia passed now: I’m now hearing from more than one source on the Hill that the Obama administration has just added a new argument in favor of lame-duck ratification: … Continue reading

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Neocons didn’t gain traction with Jewish voters. Hmmm

Eli Clifton at Lobelog says that Bill Kristol and his neocon outfit, the Emergency Committee for Israel, had little traction in the midterm election; and that Jews continue to vote Democratic, and Iran and Israel are not big issues for … Continue reading

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Busy Bill Kristol

He’s visiting Harvard Law School tomorrow to give a speech, sponsored by the HLS Republicans, and then he’s at the Zionist Organization of America with Gary Bauer and the deputy speaker of the Knesset. Would Harvard Law School invite Gary … Continue reading

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Follow the money

Did you see the Washington Institute for Near East Policy book prizes for this year? And the winners are: The 2010 Washington Institute Book Prize recipients were From Empathy to Denial: Arab Responses to the Holocaust by Meir Litvak and … Continue reading

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