:The "Kristol statement" is not a key editorial statement for the simple reason that it was written by IrvingKristol the father of the magazine's editor, not by BillKristol.  As a note, Irving has often said that he (Irving) is the neo-conservative, and his son just a conservative. Of course this has a lot to do with the changing definition of neo-conservative.  Irving Kristol was one of the original "neo-conservatives"; leftists who had eventually migrated to conservatism. Irving made the point that his son Bill had never been a leftist, and hence was not a "neo-conservative" in the original sense.   
 :Regarding moving the word neo-conservative to the end  of the sentence, it now matches Wikipedia's other opinion magazine ledes.