| I am clearly not a conservative (at this stage, I consider myself a center-left libertarian ... sort of...) but ever since I was a nerdy, news junkie kid in the 1980s, I have always been fascinated by William F. Buckley. The way he talked, with the eye-bulging, hyper-upscale dialect (like a male Peggy Noonan ... "eh-yeeahhhz..." were fun to listen to, and his powerful intellect was impressive, whether you agreed with him or not. My mom and I used to watch every news show we could get our hands on, and he was on more than his share. Fascinating guy. And in the end, I completely agreed with him on the war. He had the courage to turn against the policy from inside the conservative journal, National Review, which he founded, and I give him great credit for that. William F. Buckley has died at the age of 82. May he rest in peace. He had a great run. Labels: William F. Buckley |
