When I used to subscribe to National Review, I wrote him a few times. I loved his responses.
I must confess, the folks here who try an imitate his intellect by copying his response to letters (his famous: Cordially) irritate me.
I don't have a genius IQ - but I do not try an fake it either.
Rush said as much today on his radio show. Conservatives should realize what Buckley was - and be proud of that.
“Cordially”...
Balderdash. My mother, a propah bostonian (rather than a Haavaadite) always signed “Cordially”. She never heard of WFB until rather late in life.
B.
Usually when famous figures pass on, I’m not particularly phased, one way or another. But Buckley is the exception. His rapier wit, intellectual prowess and level of debate made me sit up straight. I’ll truly miss him. I can’t think of another person who rises to the bar that he set so high.
Well, they could be imitating, say, Teddy Kennedy's style.