Another Buckley heard from

I was an admirer of the late William F. Buckley, not because I agreed with everything he wrote, but because he arrived at his conclusions in ways that were thought-provoking and, frequently, surprising. The best columnists do that. He also was what I considered a local guy. Along with his late wife, Pat, Mr. Buckley owned a house in Stamford and was a very enthusiastic resident of that city. He wrote about Stamford from time to time, sometimes as a means to comment on what was happening elsewhere in Connecticut or the metropolitan region, but sometimes out of interest in the city itself. I’ve never lived in Stamford, but I worked there for more than 20 years and I love it. 

 I’ve read the occasional essay by Christopher Buckley, Pat and Bill’s son, but I don’t know a lot about his work. That might change. The self-described conservative/libertarian has written about his decision to vote for Barack Obama in a piece for The Daily Beast, Tina Brown’s latest (terrific!) Web venture. It’s a good read. Christopher Buckley doesn’t bust. He doesn’t love everything about Obama. But that only makes his support seem more honest — and, to my mind, persuasive.

Here’s the link:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama/