A Buckley For Obama (UPDATED)

Christopher Buckley, political satirist, life-long conservative and son of right-wing icon William F. Buckley Jr., is voting for Obama.
No, seriously.
UPDATE: Christopher Buckley has resigned from the magazine his father founded as a result of his heresy, accompanied by the pitchfork-wielding morons ready to burn him at the stake for it. His column explaining the move [...]

Mixed Media

Because my daughter and wife are wonderful, I’ve had time to actually catch up on the new TV season, as well as read a few books, and see a few movies.
The rant about movies I’ll save for later, but the new books and TV shows deserve a couple of comments.
First, the books:
Supreme Courtship by Christopher [...]

Another Conservative For Obama

Christopher Hitchens — former leftist, author, and Mother Teresa hater — endorses Barack Obama over John McCain in this piece on Slate.
A candidate may well change his or her position on, say, universal health care or Bosnia. But he or she cannot change the fact—if it happens to be a fact—that he or she is [...]