President Obama came to office proclaiming that he aims to solve problems, not hand them on to our children. Most presidents say that sort of thing. Christopher Buckley aimchildhand Change image and share on social
Whatever you thought of his politics, Ronald Reagan was a great man, a courageous man. He took an assassin's bullet and joked to the doctors as they desperately worked to save his life. Christopher Buckley assassinbulletcourageous 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
My wife and I spent the winter in Worcestershire. This allowed me to tell everyone back home in the States, 'We are wintering in Worcestershire.' This may be a sentence that has never actually been uttered in human history, even by people who spend all their winters in Worcestershire. Christopher Buckley allowbackhistory share on social
I think I got a lot of my 'funny' DNA from my mother, who had a glorious sense of the ridiculous. Christopher Buckley dnafunnyglorious 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 haven't left the Republican Party. It left me. Christopher Buckley leavepartyrepublican Change image and share on social
I worked at the White House in the early Reagan administration at a time when the deficit rocket really started to take off. Christopher Buckley administrationdeficitearly 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
Not much ever really comes of commissions, really. The last one that really came up with something truly concrete was the Warren Commission, and for all its good work, most Americans persist in believing that Oswald was working in tandem with the CIA, FBI, Lyndon Johnson, and the John Birch Society. Christopher Buckley americanbelievebirch share on social