Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Buckley is dead

The first line of the Buckley obit in the NYT is genius. Find the whole thing here.

William F. Buckley Jr., who marshaled polysyllabic exuberance, famously arched eyebrows and a refined, perspicacious mind to elevate conservatism to the center of American political discourse, died Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn.

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