Christopher Buckley

In the last three days, a wave of both Republican and economic icons have endorsed Barack Obama for president, including Colin Powell , Christopher Buckley , Eric Schmidt and Ben Bernanke . You don't know who these people are? David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily Star Colin Powell was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf War and the original secretary of state under George W. Bush. He's a staunch Republican, has more combined military and foreign policy gravitas than probably anyone in town, he's known John McCain for 25 years, and he's voting for Obama. Christopher Buckley wrote for National ... Read Full Story

A blog posting titled, "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama" cost that son his job at the family business: the conservative magazine, the National Review . The author: Christopher Buckley. After posting his endorsement, the backlash made it clear he had to give up his column at the magazine founded by his late father, William F. Buckley Jr., more than 50 years ago. In Christopher Buckley's words, he's been "fatwahed" by the conservative movement. Washington Post report HERE NPR podcast HERE Read Full Story

Sep 1 Filed Under Election   A sizable plurality of American would rather be governed by a group of random people than by the current Congress: Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters say a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that an identical number (42%) disagree, but 16% are not sure. Buckley, of course, once expressed similar sentiments when he said: I’d rather entrust the government of the Un GET PAID TO TAKE A SURVEY - Click Here! Sarah Palin Blog Read Full Story

The Well-Read Commuter Reviews Losing Mum and Pup Christopher Buckley What this book is about: In twelve months author Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York’s most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. Did you like this book: Anyone who was a Political Science major in college in the 90's likely did not get out of school without reading writings from both William F and Christopher Buckley and we were all the ... Read Full Story

Christopher Buckley's family tell-all has already made him some enemies. Will people look more kindly on the writer's crusade to break the news of his father's suicide urge? Buckley told the Washington Post his memoir has eroded his standing within Manhattan society, even prior to its release. It depicts his father Willilam F. Buckley Jr. relieving himself out of 18 Vote(s) Read Full Story