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I read all the posts on this thread fairly carefully. I found most of them to be very thoughtful...In the full interview Mr Buckley said the President's popularity would probably be in the 60% range if it were not for Iraq. All of Mr. Buckley's comments assumed that the President's administration had become "engulfed" by Iraq and events in the mid east. I don't think he said anything particularly inflammatory.

Don't forget WFB did praise the President in the piece. I also thought the full thread worth reading, except not so much the digression into neo- and paleo-.

When all is said and done, WFB has made interesting observations about the Bush 43 Presidency. They are debatable but quite cogent.

Your comment is appreciated. Yesterday afternoon I was listening to Rush and the great grandson of Winston Churchill called to speak about the President. Essentially what he said was that history obliged Churchill to take enormously unpopular stands and he was viscously attacked by his opponents.
History will decide on the legacy of this President, I think WFB in his interview merely stated the obvious. My understanding is that during the Battle of Britain Churchill's legacy looked pretty bleak. Two years before the end of his Presidency RWR's legacy was not shining all that bright either due to Iran Contra.
It bothers me when these dogmatic conservatives shoot from the lip, ridicule and trivialize Mr. Buckley without regard for his great contribution to what they supposedly believe in.