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RINOs are Conservitives Again, Too

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Mar 03 2009, 11:08 EST [updated Mar 03 2009, 11:41 EST]

Quoting Tocqueville is positively viral. Christopher Buckley, Obama backer and son of WFB, has caught the virus. He is shocked, SHOCKED, that Obama is a big spending statist.

One thing is certain, however: Government is getting bigger and will stay bigger. Just remember the apothegm that a government that is big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away. And remember what de Tocqueville told us about a bureaucracy that grows so profuse that not even the most original mind can penetrate it.

Don't read too much into the younger Buckley's transformation. It is easier to believe that he's a weather vane; he supported McCain in the primaries (when he was popular), and then Obama in the election (when he was popular), and now he's against the stimulus (as is popular).

As a bonus atonement he also gives a nod to Hayek. It is doubtful that Chris has converted to his father's conservatism but it is a hint at which way the gadflies are flying.

PS, I looked up "gadfly" on ninjawords (circa 1912 definitions) and it just mentioned the actual gnats. Wikipedia has a laudatory definition close to "speaking truth to power" so I'll be damned if I'm going to link it. The meaning I was going for is found in my 8-inch Websters, definition 2 (definition 1 being the insect)

Gadfly n. 2. a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.

That's the one. I might have gone with "popinjay" but I don't know enough about Christopher to make that accusation. It would be a tidy circle though: his father offered to punch Gore Vidal, the very definition of a popinjay, in the face (Vidal called him a Nazi on national TV, back when that wasn't just a rhetorical insult. WFB later apologized. Vidal didn't.).

[updated] With video. My mistake, Vidal calls Buckley a "crypto-Nazi" and not a "Nazi" proper; Also Buckley offers to "sock you in the goddam face" and not the plainer "in the face."

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RINOs are Conservitives Again, Too [jackdied] Mar 03 2009, 11:08 EST [updated Mar 03 2009, 11:41 EST] [permalink] Quoting Tocqueville is positively viral. Christopher Buckley, Obama backer and son of WFB, has caught the virus. He is shocked, SHOCKED, that Obama is a big spending statist. One thing is certain, however: Government is getting bigger and will stay bigger. Just remember the apothegm that a government that is big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take it all away. And remember what de Tocqueville told us about a bureaucracy that grows so profuse that not even the most original mind can penetrate it. Don't read too much into the younger Buckley's transformation. It is easier to believe that he's a weather vane; he supported McCain in the primaries (when he was popular), and then Obama in the election (when he was popular), and now he's against the stimulus (as is popular). As a bonus atonement he also gives a nod to Hayek. It is doubtful that Chris has converted to his father's conservatism but it is a hint at which way the gadflies are flying. PS, I looked up "gadfly" on ninjawords (circa 1912 definitions) and it just mentioned the actual gnats. Wikipedia has a laudatory definition close to "speaking truth to power" so I'll be damned if I'm going to link it. The meaning I was going for is found in my 8-inch Websters, definition 2 (definition 1 being the insect) Gadfly n. 2. a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc. That's the one. I might have gone with "popinjay" but I don't know enough about Christopher to make that accusation. It would be a tidy circle though: his father offered to punch Gore Vidal, the very definition of a popinjay, in the face (Vidal called him a Nazi on national TV, back when that wasn't just a rhetorical insult. WFB later apologized. Vidal didn't.). [updated] With video. My mistake, Vidal calls Buckley a "crypto-Nazi" and not a "Nazi" proper; Also Buckley offers to "sock you in the goddam face" and not the plainer "in the face."	Current Quickies Archives All Posts Mar 2010 Feb 2010 Jan 2010 Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Sep 2009 Aug 2009 Jul 2009 Jun 2009 May 2009 Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Feb 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008 Nov 2008 Oct 2008 Sep 2008 Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Jun 2008 May 2008 Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Jul 2007 Jun 2007 May 2007 Apr 2007 Mar 2007 Feb 2007 Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Jun 2006 May 2006 Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Jun 2005 May 2005 Apr 2005 Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Nov 2004 Oct 2004 Aggregators Instapundit Arts & Letters Daily Fark.com CNN FoxNews Content - Articles National Review Tech Central Station Content - Big Blogs National Review Volokh Conspiracy Content - Blogs Junk Yard Blog Mass Backwards Mass Right Thought Mesh Chicago Boyz
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