This blog post is probably mostly for the pure political geeks out there, those would know all about William F. Buckley, Jr., the magazine he started (National Review) and his spiritual guru-role to the modern GOP, dating from the days of Barry Goldwater, and peaking during Ronald Reagan's two term presidency.
But if you're not a political geek, trust me: this is huge:
Buckley's son Christopher - himself an established writer (author of "Thank You For Smoking" - which was made into quite a fine movie not long ago) - has essentially endorsed Barack Obama!
See it here, in a post titled (in typical Christopher Buckley fashion) "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama:"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama
And catch these bits from his piece:
"As for Senator Obama: He has exhibited throughout a 'first-class temperament,' pace Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.’s famous comment about FDR. ...I’ve read Obama’s books, and they are first-rate. He is that rara avis, the politician who writes his own books. Imagine. ...I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets. On abortion, gay marriage, et al, I’m libertarian....[Obama] is, it seems clear enough, what the historical moment seems to be calling for."
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