Bill Kristol

We have sort of a systemic problem almost that it is – because if Putin left tomorrow, I suppose –

There'd be a fight over his heirs.

It'd be less dangerous, probably.

It'd be a little better, probably.

But the chances of an actual Democrat, Swaldy, winning as opposed to just one faction or another of the kleptocratic, dictatorial, autocratic...

Cabal, probably not so great.

So that's, I guess that's, I don't know.

That's why.

Okay.

Sorry about that.

No, I know.

him your friend uh jennings was scott jennings yeah think how unhappy he was that brett bear was there golfing with trump and showing true fealty by jumping with joy when it could scott is thinking that could have been me i could have it would have helped me so much in all my efforts and endeavors you know and instead he's sulking with brett bear brett bear's ahead of him in line you know i should know brett did bear kind of make it off the ground but he's trying to jump

Oh, that's interesting.

We should discuss that over the next year or two.

I'm also...

We could be sort of populist free market types, but not think that the AI guys should get special deals.

I guess that would be the way to square the circle somehow.

But I don't know who's going to embrace that in the democratic field.

But the one point I will make, though, I've become convinced, this is an AP Stoddard, our former colleague, and who's doing fine, and I had lunch with him this week.

She's absolutely convinced of this, that