I'd been told, or warned, that when you paint one room, not only will it look nice, but it will also make the room next to it look as if raccoons have been living in it for the past decade. Christopher Buckley decadelivemake Change image and share on social
Short of taking monastic vows or trekking into the Kalahari, a freighter passage might just offer what our relentlessly connected age has made difficult, if not impossible: splendid isolation. Christopher Buckley ageconnectdifficult Change image and share on social
'Catch-22''s first readers were largely of the generation that went through World War II. For them, it provided a startlingly fresh take, a much-needed, much-delayed laugh at the terror and madness they endured. Christopher Buckley catchdelayendure share on social
I love Washington. I have an affection for the place. For a satirist, I think it's sort of Disneyland. I mean, you know, there's always some inspiration in the morning's headlines. Christopher Buckley affectiondisneylandheadline Change image and share on social
I cast my first vote on my father's lap in 1960, for Richard Nixon, in the voting booth. I was 8. Christopher Buckley boothcastfather Change image and share on social
I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets. Christopher Buckley balancebudgetcling Change image and share on social
Really, what's not to love in John McCain, satire-wise? As if he had not already been good enough to us, then came his nomination of Sarah Palin. Here, truly, was a gift from the gods of satire. Christopher Buckley giftgodgood Change image and share on social
I can say this, now that my own beloved and irreplaceable parents are gone: George and Barbara Bush are parents anyone would kill to have. Christopher Buckley barbarabelovedbush Change image and share on social
The laws have become so straight-jacketing that presidents and their aides dare not keep journals or diaries, lest they be subpoenaed by avid special prosecutors. Christopher Buckley aideaviddare Change image and share on social
I was an only child who had every advantage, every blessing, absolutely. Christopher Buckley absolutelyadvantagebless Change image and share on social
