Snotty Adams was appointed President by fat cats in Congress and was driven from office by Jackson !
Poor Buckley legacy had been destroyed.
When I was younger I thought Nat. Review was one of the most intellectual magazines on Earth after seeing an ad with Buckley in it. The man just radiated sophistication while being able to give a rhetorical middle finger to the left so easily.
But good grief has it become a circus! Every article is a meltdown!