Coming to terms with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee is like being told you have Stage 1 or Stage 2 cancer. You know you'll probably survive, but one way or the other, there's going to be a lot of throwing up. Christopher Buckley cancercomedonald share on social
Necessity is the mother of bipartisanship. Christopher Buckley bipartisanshipmothernecessity Change image and share on social
The cliche in American politics is that one week is an eternity. Christopher Buckley americanclicheeternity Change image and share on social
We live - on a spinning planet in a world of spin. Christopher Buckley liveplanetspin Change image and share on social
American voters tend to make their decisions based on a variety of vectors. Professional political satirists employ rather more scientific criteria. Namely: who will provide us with better material over the next four years? Christopher Buckley americanbasecriterion 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 think people assumed because of my last name that I was a real right-winger. And if you cared to look at my writing, you would be hard pressed to deduce that I'm an ideological right-winger. Christopher Buckley assumecarededuce Change image and share on social
I had worked for George Bush as a speechwriter, and I read a lot of White House memoirs. They all have two themes: 'It Wasn't My Fault' and 'It Would Have Been Much Worse if I Hadn't Been There.' Christopher Buckley badlybushfault Change image and share on social
I hope when I'm on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive. Christopher Buckley deathbedforgivehope Change image and share on social
I think my identity as a 'conservative' is entirely inherited. People see the name Buckley, and they think 'conservative.' Christopher Buckley buckleyconservativeidentity Change image and share on social