The XX Factor : Christopher Buckley endorses Obama

More on the Conservative Shake-Up

Juliet Lapidos — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:39:00 GMT

I'm not at all convinced that Obama's lead is safe, and I think that the positive poll numbers of late could result in liberal complacency on Election Day. But what's indisputable is that Obama's apparent advantage, and the Palin pick, are creating fissures...(read more)

Conservatives Should Not Cast Out Their Own

Rachael Larimore — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:59:00 GMT

Melinda, I'm so glad you posted on Christopher Buckley leaving the National Review . I was saddened to read his column in the Daily Beast saying he'd left. Also, I had just been conjuring up a post in response to your post and Ellen 's from earlier today,...(read more)

Rich Lowry, What Is You Thinking?

Melinda Henneberger — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:51:00 GMT

It's unbelievable that Christopher Buckley has been asked to clean out his cubby at the magazine his father founded—"briskly'' allowed to resign for the sin of endorsing Obama. Where the National Review thinks it'll find another writer who can throw around...(read more)

Bush, Palin, What’s the Difference? Part II

Juliet Lapidos — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Anne , Marjorie , and Hanna : Thanks to you all for your considered responses to the question I posed earlier — about whether there's any discernible difference between Palin's ability to lead the country and Bush's. Initially, I argued that there isn't,...(read more)

IQ Challenge

Marjorie Valbrun — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:46:00 GMT

Juliet, I hate to be in the position of defending President Bush, especially when it comes to his level of intelligence, but I have to say I disagree that he and Sarah Palin are cut from the same aptitude cloth. As you noted , Bush does have more executive...(read more)

But Is Palin Really Worse Than Bush?

Juliet Lapidos — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:56:00 GMT

First it was David Frum ; then George Will followed by David Brooks ; then Frum's colleague at the National Review , Kathleen Parker ; today, William F. Buckley's son, Christopher jumped on the band wagon. Conservatives everywhere are denouncing McCain's...(read more)