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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:00 AM

William F. Buckley Jr. is dead at 82

The father of modern conservatism is found at his desk at home.

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  • Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:22 AM

    I salute you, my noble foe

    I rarely agreed with much that Buckley had to say, though I always respected the manner in which he said it. His articulate appeals on the part of the right are probably one of the things that kept me from developing into a full blown leftist moonbat, allowing me to see that there were good points to be made on all sides. His arguments were better structured and more closely related to reality than just about any of his ilk. Who knows what kind of frothing irrational beast The National Review will become without him around?

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