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
You can't tell what's aboard a container ship. We carried every kind of cargo, all of it on view: a police car, penicillin, Johnnie Walker Red, toilets, handguns, lumber, Ping-Pong balls, and IBM data cards. Christopher Buckley aboardballcar share on social
I grew up in the GOP sandbox. My dad took me, age 7, to meet Herbert Hoover, in his apartment at the Waldorf Towers. He gave me a silver dollar. Being a young Republican, I spent it on comic books. Christopher Buckley ageapartmentbook Change image and share on social
I live on a train. I know - what a sad thing to admit. I am the New-Age Willy Loman. But there it is. Christopher Buckley admitagelive Change image and share on social
There was a glamorous Nick-and-Nora element to my parents. If you remove one from the other, you're left with neither. But parents are parents. Christopher Buckley elementglamorousleave 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
It's always tricky, meeting an author you've admired. Christopher Buckley admireauthorhave 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
We make our public servants jump through quite a few hoops, you know. We get hysterical if they accept a $50 lunch from a lobbyist. We get hysterical if they accept a ride on some corporate jet. Christopher Buckley acceptcorporatehoop Change image and share on social
Every election, a presidential candidate inevitably proposes a new cabinet agency. The idea is that this is the only way to solve a particular problem. Just create more government. Christopher Buckley agencycabinetcandidate Change image and share on social
