'The Crisis at Which We Are Arrived'

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Don't fear the Tea Parties.

Jul 19, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 41 • By WILLIAM KRISTOL

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So fear not the Tea Parties. Be open to fundamental reforms. Belt-tightening and program-trimming, more transparency and greater efficiency, are not enough. The danger for Republicans isn’t that they will address the current crisis too boldly. It’s that they won’t be bold enough.

—William Kristol