As the Holland America cruise ship the ms Nieuw Amsterdam set sail Monday afternoon from Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, the 464 guests on the eighth WEEKLY STANDARD cruise convened in the ship’s showroom for the first panel sessions of the week.
Editor Bill Kristol kicked things off by introducing the cruise’s cast of speakers, including (in addition to many of us at TWS) Juan Williams of Fox News, pollster Scott Rasmussen, and Mary Katharine Ham. Kristol then led the discussion off with a review of the state of the nation, focusing on the 2012 election and its implications for our future long-term economic prosperity and the role of government in American life. Two panels of speakers followed, each focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of first the Democrats and then the Republicans in next year’s elections. The discussion was lively and well-received.
