Exactly - the Buckley who is posing as a “conservative” while supporting Obama. These are all scribblers of the moment.
WFB didn’t scribble for the moment.
Of course ... just making sure. Never been much of a fan of Chris — but I can’t get on board knocking WFB. I’m not Catholic ... but if I were, I’d be pushing for sainthood.
I read Kathleen Parker’s “Save the Males”, and was impressed ... but I’ve never really followed her political commentary. She’s more useful as a cultural critic than a political commentator.
Most of my reading of Noonan has been through her recaps of the Reagan years. She’s smart, and honestly one of the best writers since Wm Buckley himself. She’s always struck me as conservative — but perhaps somewhat out of touch with middle-America. For that reason, her “political strategy” suggestions (such as who is the best VP nominee) have never been that big a deal to me ... she’s a writer, not a strategist.
For strategy — I like Karl Rove, Mort Kondrake and Dick Morris. Mort and Dick aren’t conservative ... but they’re pretty sharp analysts and good at strategy. Sometimes conservatives — like Fred Barnes or Sean Hannity — get so caught up in cheerleading that their strategy suggestions aren’t particularly effective. Rove, Kondrake and Morris are pretty good at separating their policy opinions from their strategic suggestions and prognostications.
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