Lobbyists didn't descend from a spaceship. They evolved organically from the way we do business. Christopher Buckley businessdescendevolve 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
My instincts are conservative, but my inclinations are also libertarian. Christopher Buckley conservativeinclinationinstinct Change image and share on social
I love Oscar Wilde, still the wittiest writer of anyone, dead or living. Christopher Buckley deadlivelove Change image and share on social
If I were to win the Nobel Prize in Literature - which I think it's fairly safe to say is not going to happen - I would still expect the headline on my obituary to read: 'Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, Jr., is dead at 78.' Christopher Buckley buckleychristopherdead 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 have known John McCain personally since 1982. I wrote a well-received speech for him. Christopher Buckley johnmccainpersonally Change image and share on social
I voted for Barack Obama largely on the basis of his temperament, which I thought superior. He is only 47 years old, but to me seemed older than that: a man of precocious aspect and judgment. Christopher Buckley aspectbarackbasis Change image and share on social
I can clear a dinner table in less than 60 seconds, moaning like a dockyard Elijah about the deficit and the inevitable reckoning. Christopher Buckley cleardeficitdinner 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
