Buckley started a political action committee to support Lieberman, explaining, "We want to pass the word that it's OK to vote for the other guy or stay at home."Some good quotes in this piece. The one above is quite fitting for the situation of the coming election.
The good thing about Lieberman, Buckley said, was that he "doesn't have the tendency of appalling you every time he opens his mouth."
The passing of one of the greatest. RIP Mr. Buckley
Buckley started a political action committee to support Lieberman, explaining, "We want to pass the word that it's OK to vote for the other guy or stay at home." The good thing about Lieberman, Buckley said, was that he "doesn't have the tendency of appalling you every time he opens his mouth."
I'm not exactly planning to stay at home, but I'm not voting for McCain.
Me who push an old women from being hit by a bus and men who push old women in front of a bus, should not be grouped together as men who push old women. Or words to that effect.
Thinking about Mr. Buckley's death on my way home last night, it struck me that now the three pillars of modern day conservatism are now dead - Buckley, Goldwater, and Reagan. It also struck me that at this time, while conservative Republicans and Rockefeller Republicans are squabbling, while we lament someone like McCain representing the Republican party, that the passing of Mr. Buckley somewhat shakes the morale of conservatives.
There are some people who may disagree but I believe people like Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin, for all their bombast, are deep thinkers. While they make a comfortable living doing what they do, they do what they do for more than the money. The fact that they make money promoting conservative principles, indicates to me that the nation is hungry for these principle.
Rest in peace, Mr. Buckley. There are good men on this planet picking up your flag right now, marching forward and advancing the principles of liberty, freedom, and conservatism.