So Kristol doen't like Trump, is that it? The erudite language is so cumbersome and the metaphors so stretched I have no idea what the hell poor Billy is talking about.
IMO, here...he's trying to emulate George Will. Like you're saying right here...it's hard to know exactly what he's saying.
We know he doesn't care for Donald Trump at all, but I also think he's covering his butt BIG TIME ....just in case Trump becomes POTUS.
IOW...he'd probably like to say what Sinkspur, et al are right now.