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I don't agree with all his opinions, but the ones that I've read were generally stated with honesty, an approach that is entirely extinct among today's so-called conservatives.
This one part of the obit I hope is prescient:
Buckley biggest achievement was revitalizing conservatism at a time when it had been marginalized in the United States for decades, since conservatives had opposed Roosevelt's New Deal and advocated isolationism before the U.S. entry into World War II.
If conservatives were marginalized for being on the wrong side regarding the New Deal and WW2, I sure hope they're marginalized for being on the wrong side of Iraq, the Constitution, and the general approach to terrorism.
In response to Holly Golightly's prediction that McCain will claim membership of Buckley's Revolution, Buckley's dead corpse is currently being cleaned up and dressed nicely, to appear as a campaign prop for the next 2 news cycles. Cue in 5-4-3...
