In the gospel of H.L. Mencken, one must respect, even admire "competence".
Accordingly, I hereby say a heartfelt "good-bye" to William F. Buckley.
For he was often right, but always entertaining, and more importantly, he made you think.
When he came to feel that he had been wrong, he corrected himself.
I am afraid we will not see much of that in the future.
Bill now joins an evergrowing list of writers whom I dearly wish could have lived to see what the next few years will bring.
stephenhsmith 27Feb2008
