Bill Kristol

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

It's always over at some point. I don't disagree that the fairytale version is less, you know, maybe true to life than the, you know, you can't be carried through forever. Carlton Fisk, the other greatest, the greatest game I was ever at, baseball game I was ever at, 75 World Series, sixth game, Flukish League got tickets, Susan and I had tickets.

It's always over at some point. I don't disagree that the fairytale version is less, you know, maybe true to life than the, you know, you can't be carried through forever. Carlton Fisk, the other greatest, the greatest game I was ever at, baseball game I was ever at, 75 World Series, sixth game, Flukish League got tickets, Susan and I had tickets.

It's always over at some point. I don't disagree that the fairytale version is less, you know, maybe true to life than the, you know, you can't be carried through forever. Carlton Fisk, the other greatest, the greatest game I was ever at, baseball game I was ever at, 75 World Series, sixth game, Flukish League got tickets, Susan and I had tickets.

And so Carlin Fisk's 12th inning home run, and I was a Red Sox fan at that point in the American League at least. I was a Mets fan in the National League, and I was up there in Boston. in grad school. And Cotton Fisk has that great home run, really the great, unbelievable moment in baseball. And, of course, the Red Sox then lose the seventh game.

And so Carlin Fisk's 12th inning home run, and I was a Red Sox fan at that point in the American League at least. I was a Mets fan in the National League, and I was up there in Boston. in grad school. And Cotton Fisk has that great home run, really the great, unbelievable moment in baseball. And, of course, the Red Sox then lose the seventh game.

And so Carlin Fisk's 12th inning home run, and I was a Red Sox fan at that point in the American League at least. I was a Mets fan in the National League, and I was up there in Boston. in grad school. And Cotton Fisk has that great home run, really the great, unbelievable moment in baseball. And, of course, the Red Sox then lose the seventh game.

Everyone's forgotten that side and lose the World Series. So, yes, that was a good lesson. That's a good lesson. That was a lot, you know. Where were your seats? They were pretty good because the flukish way we got there was we knew someone who knew someone who knew a relative of one of the team owners who didn't want to use the tickets. And I think that afternoon, just hanging around –

Everyone's forgotten that side and lose the World Series. So, yes, that was a good lesson. That's a good lesson. That was a lot, you know. Where were your seats? They were pretty good because the flukish way we got there was we knew someone who knew someone who knew a relative of one of the team owners who didn't want to use the tickets. And I think that afternoon, just hanging around –