1. Looking at a broader sweep of history, I think William Kristol's 1990s memo on health care was pivotal. https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/654834625181708288 …
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2. People forget but when Clinton's won, GOP was ready to work with them on health care. Kristol's memo said "no, we have to spike this"
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3. Prior to Kristol memo, GOP response to new initiatives was to delay, water-down, co-opt but rarely was it outright rejection.
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4. Kristol basically said if people get health care, they'll learn to like big government and we'll be screwed. Reject, reject, reject.
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5. But even with Bill Clinton, GOP often did find some common ground (in part because Clinton gave them so much of what they wanted).
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6. Interesting that Kristol was origins of a kind of root-and-branch obstructionism because neo-cons were originally problem solvers
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7. Earlier cohort of neo-cons marketed themselves as loyal opposition of welfare state, interested in tinkering & fixing but not abolishing
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8. But among even first generation of neo-cons Irving Kristol was very hostile to liberalism, which William has inherited.
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