1. Rastus on February 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am
   

   The one individual who coherently put the conservative agenda together. He’ll be missed.
2. RickG on February 27th, 2008 at 10:43 am
   

   Now here was THE genuine father of the modern conservative movement. How fitting that he died working in his study. I will very much miss his writing (though he finished off Blackford Oakes years ago). The world of thinking people is worse off today.

   RIP, WFB.
3. texpat on February 27th, 2008 at 10:57 am
   

   This world is forever a lesser place without Bill Buckley…
4. raiderdav on February 27th, 2008 at 11:05 am
   

   Sad day - I enjoyed his writing and style.
5. Shannon on February 27th, 2008 at 11:17 am
   

   I loved this man.

   Credit for my early interest in erudite political debate can be laid directly at his feet. Specifically: The television show Firing Line.
   33 years of great programs.

   “Into your hands, O Saviour, we commend your servant William F. Buckley, Jr. Receive him into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light.”
6. CivilWarBuff on February 27th, 2008 at 11:17 am
   

   I had the great pleasure of hearing him speak in person in Columbia, Missouri about 15 years ago…it was a wonderful evening made even more wonderful when he signed my current issue of National Review. RIP
7. Matt Bramanti on February 27th, 2008 at 11:33 am
   

   The guy was a legend.

   In the passage of time one can indulge in idle talk on spook life. In 1980 I found myself seated next to the former president of Mexico at a ski-area restaurant. What, he asked amiably, had I done when I lived in Mexico? “I tried to undermine your regime, Mr. President.” He thought this amusing, and that is all that it was, under the aspect of the heavens.

   Buckley had an wonderful knack for the English language, which is amazing, considering it was his third language (he first spoke Spanish and French).
8. monkeyincognito on February 27th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
   

   Bill was a friggin ROCK STAR. A true conservative and a beacon in the night.
9. american woman on February 27th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
   

   He was a great American, and I am sad we have lost him. I always considered him so far above my knowledge, but was always comforted that he was around. It’s a huge loss.
10. JohnBernardBooks on February 27th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
    

    What I most admired about WFB was civil discourse and he was intellectually honest. He didn’t have to resort to spin or out-shouting an adversary to make a point. He was a true conservative.
11. RickG on February 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
    

    10.

    Yes. It should come as no surprise that you didn’t see him frequenting the current shout-fests of talk shows. He was too civil to demean himself by going on Hannity & Colmes, O’Reilly, or Chris Matthews. I woujld have been disappointed if he had.
12. texpat on February 27th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
    

    #11

    Buckley was on Hannity more than once, three or four times, I believe.

    We all know he was on Rush’s show also.
13. RickG on February 27th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
    

    12. texpat

    Yeah, but I don’t think he was on there during their normal scream-fests, when you could only hear every other word anybody said. I just couldn’t imagine him involved in a debate where he had to yell louder than the other guy to make his point.

    Rush actually had some interesting reminiscences of Buckley today and I enjoyed them thoroughly.
14. RickG on February 27th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
    

    13.

    I take back the first paragraph. I just again watched the clip of him and Gore Vidal, and he could shout with the best of them.

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