I don't think Bill, in all his New England elitist splendor, takes himself
all that seriously either.  There's a lot of "wink, wink" behind the "old
sport, tut-tut, Cheerio!" tweediness.

I love to WATCH him speak.  There's a lot of wheel-spinning what goes on in
that noggin' of his before he opens his mouth, yet his reparte' is very
quick.  I used to read National Review (before I could get it free online
<g>).  His rag has no problem poking fun at either side of the aisle--an
aspect I find refreshing.

So, did you live in "the City"?  Did you vote for Buckley?

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: BG Greer, PhD [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 12:20 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Death Benefits? by Rush Limbaugh


In a message dated 10/30/02 10:42:07 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:

>If you want to listen to/read a "talking head", I might suggest Bill
>Buckley.  Sure, he's an ivy-league snoot, but his politics are sound and
>grounded in true Jeffersonian democracy (read "states' rights").
>
>-Kyle

I greatly admire Buckley. I do not read him much, but I think he is
brilliant. His "down the nose" attitude is, somehow, appealing. When we
lived
in NY, he ran for mayor of NYC. He was a hoot. LBJ made a big deal of coming
to New York to endorse the Democratic candidate. When asked what he thought
of this turn of events, he stated the he(Buckley) was relieved, since he was
worried momentarily thinking Johnson was coming to endorse him!