It is ok, conservatives, you can vote for Obama. The current climate in this nation is going to require energy and vigor and let’s face it, John McCain ain’t no spring chicken. Also, (I had to throw that in there for Sarah’s sake) Sarah Palin is too risky to have as a number two for a very old President. If I can’t convince you, how about listening to the son of one of America’s most famous conservatives…and a conservative himself.

The son of William F. Buckley has decided—shock!—to vote for a Democrat.

The Daily Beast

Let me be the latest conservative/libertarian/whatever to leap onto the Barack Obama bandwagon. It’s a good thing my dear old mum and pup are no longer alive. They’d cut off my allowance.

Or would they? But let’s get that part out of the way. The only reason my vote would be of any interest to anyone is that my last name happens to be Buckley—a name I inherited. So in the event anyone notices or cares, the headline will be: “William F. Buckley’s Son Says He Is Pro-Obama.” I know, I know: It lacks the throw-weight of “Ron Reagan Jr. to Address Democratic Convention,” but it’ll have to do.

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