White House spokesman Josh Earnest got a good whack in at Bloody Bill Kristol during this Friday's press briefing in response to some of Ed Henry's badgering about why President Obama hasn't already ordered bombings in Syria to deal with the militant group ISIS. Obama Doesn't Think Bill Kristol's Bomb-First Idea Is 'Smart': The White House whacked Bill Kristol — not by name — on Friday for calling on the U.S.