William F Buckley died yesterday. He was a bit of an oddball because he was an intellectual conserative. When he was at his zenith, he provided the intellectual horsepower that pushed the conserative agenda -the philosophical framework which inspired conseratives like Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. The left wing was puzzled because he argued like they did; and they couldn't believe he could be so persuasive, logical and passionate and still not be one of them! So, and you guessed it, to the left wing, an "intellectual conserative" was an oxymoron!


"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein