Whenever I saw Buckley on TV doing his Demosthenes imitation as if he had marbles in his mouth, I always wondered if he really had anything to say in between those pretentious, pompous ah's and pauses. When I see this interview in print, I am sure he had nothing of substance to say. The reporter wasted a drive out to see an old man flattered by the attention.
Ouch. That's going to leave a mark.
"The reporter wasted a drive out to see an old man flattered by the attention."
The reporter got exactly what he wanted out of the trip. A blow to the president and the republicans by getting a "conservative" to criticize our current policies.