Actually, Kristol comes off as a smart guy with a sense of humour. Nice to know that not all neocons are deluded, greedy, lying schmucks. What we *really* need are people like Krystol to defend various plancks of their policy agenda openly and without ad hominems, claims to divine inspiration, or deliberate misrepresentations of the facts (by either side). Trouble is, regular TV seems now to have become the wrong medium for adult discussion. You should check out British TV. If this Colbert video 'blazes the trail' by asking questions the mainstream will not then we need very badly to relearn the art of fiercely honest, rational political discussion.