tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post567744808829716483..comments2023-06-23T08:23:34.894-04:00Comments on The Pipe and Grumble: Missing William BuckleyWinstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17975027530244662003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-9010127749397248332010-02-15T23:48:06.115-05:002010-02-15T23:48:06.115-05:00Rachel - I'll still page through the National ...Rachel - I'll still page through the National Review once in a while (or hit up their website). You're right, while it's not what it used to be, it hasn't gone quite as far downhill as the rest of the conservative commentary available to us.<br /><br />Lorie - I think the rudeness is what most gets to me. I have to fight past the obnoxious demeanor even to consider the ideas - and that's why I think he's more about creating an "us versus them" atmosphere (and building his own ratings) than looking out for the best interests of the country. At least when Buckley got passionate and pissy - like with Noam Chomsky - you got the sense it was because he actually gave a damn.Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975027530244662003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-73441084893041764162010-02-15T23:12:13.287-05:002010-02-15T23:12:13.287-05:00I would say that I am now either a constitutionali...I would say that I am now either a constitutionalist or a libertarion. I used to say republican...but since Reagan left office, it has gone DOWN hill. I don't want big government. I want RESPONSIBLE government. I want people to be accountable for what they do and how they spend money. And I agree about missing Mr. Buckley. Fascintating man. I also don't care for Glenn Beck. He is one track for the most part with his ideas, it is just his manner that annoys me.Lorie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406168168009117387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429197454576425211.post-24125435155565954792010-02-15T16:53:08.263-05:002010-02-15T16:53:08.263-05:00I'm a conservative but can no longer call myse...I'm a conservative but can no longer call myself a Republican. They've let me down and abandoned the very things that made the party the Grand Ole Party. I voted Constitution last year and will continue to do so as long as the GOP stays on its current track.<br /><br />I miss William Buckley too, though I do get National Review. The biting satire is just too much to resist, especially the current features of email conversations between Obama and various other people.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.com