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24. Kristol could be right out of Goethe (der Zauberlehrling)

Thu Nov 7, 2019, 02:41 PM

Nov 2019

Der Zauberlehrling (The Sorcerer's Apprentice), after wailing about being unable to control all the mayhem he has let loose, cries in despair, "Die ich rief, die Geister / Werd ich nun nicht los (The spirits I have summoned, I can now no longer rid myself of them)."

Guys like Kristol never understand what destructive forces they have helped install until it is too late to stop the disaster they have unleashed. Unlike Goethe's Sorcerer's Apprentice, we do not have a head Sorcerer to come help us banish them. Anyone who thinks our next president, whoever it is, can undo the damage with a wave of their magic wand, is about as realistic as Trump's coal miners who thought he would preserve their jobs for eternity and clean up their water to boot.

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Agreeing with Bill Kristol is not good for my mental well being, but... [View all] Soph0571 Nov 2019 OP

He's a diehard RWer, but he's not stupid... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #1

Vice versa. Strong conservatives are naturally more vindictive Hortensis Nov 2019 #14

They've been a really diverse group of vips... Maxheader Nov 2019 #2

I never forget Cary Nov 2019 #3

Don't forget about PNAC. Arkansas Granny Nov 2019 #10

exactly! not_the_one Nov 2019 #21

And Don't Forget wisheswerehorses Nov 2019 #27

Indeed Cary Nov 2019 #28

He Has a Place Roy Rolling Nov 2019 #4

It is not so much his past Cary Nov 2019 #7

Fuck that. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #8

When we are with our sub-group of purists - some of them, even, bother us empedocles Nov 2019 #16

Yes, lots of people are annoying. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2019 #17

As a former smoker, I totally understand your analogy Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Cartoonist Nov 2019 #15

I think it is more about intimidation than anything else. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #5

Brown Shirts Cary Nov 2019 #6

me too. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #11

It is a great tweet, exposes so much of the trumpsters Perseus Nov 2019 #12

piss on bill kristol, anyway. KG Nov 2019 #13

Bill is the proverbial stopped clock. - Right twice a day. Wrong the rest of the time. yellowcanine Nov 2019 #18

The lesson here of course is to ignore the broken clock and what it is telling you pecosbob Nov 2019 #19

Outing the whistleblower would be payback. Doesn't matter that it doesn't help 45. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #20

And discouraging other potential WBs from acting is just a bonus ? n/t Pluvious Nov 2019 #22

This "One" has never forgotten that, Bill. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #23

Kristol could be right out of Goethe (der Zauberlehrling) DFW Nov 2019 #24

petty vintictiveness and cowardly bullying are central to the GOP Skittles Nov 2019 #25

I'm supposed to like this asshole now? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2019 #26