Fiction, for me, is sort of a protracted way of saying all the things I wished I said the night before. Christopher Buckley fictionnightprotract Change image and share on social
The needs of the nation are not necessarily convergent with the needs of the deadline satirist. Christopher Buckley convergentdeadlinenation Change image and share on social
As you know, divorce is still not allowed in the Catholic Church. But here insert a large 'however' - she is liberal in the granting of annulments. Christopher Buckley allowannulmentcatholic 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
I try to refrain from the alarmist statement, really I do. It's bad for the liver and worries the dog, who has plenty enough to worry about as it is. Christopher Buckley alarmistbaddog Change image and share on social
My dad's one true quest in life was for the Platonic ideal of peanut butter. And I remember one day he announced, with a look of utter transfiguration on his face, that he had found paradise on Earth in a jar with a yellow cap. And it was called Red Wing. Christopher Buckley announcebuttercall share on social
I'm accused of, and perhaps rightly so, of not being mean enough. I've been taken to task in many a book review; a good satirist has to, you know, has to kill. Christopher Buckley accusebookgood Change image and share on social
Joe Scarborough was one of 74 Republicans elected to the Congress in 1994 in response to the missteps of the early Clinton era. He was the first Republican elected to Congress from his northern Florida district since the 1870s and handily won re-election three times. Christopher Buckley 1870sclintoncongress share on social
The ideological distance between Jim Webb and Bertrand Russell can be measured in light years. An author who reaches both of them exerts something like universal appeal. Christopher Buckley appealauthorbertrand Change image and share on social
The Republican Party once could lay claim to the mantle of being the fiscally responsible, or 'Daddy,' Party. Christopher Buckley claimdaddyfiscally Change image and share on social
