The NRO is to Conservatism like Dollar General is to luxury goods.
You could say the same thing about Newt himself. He's not quite the genuine article, though people in search of the real thing will assume that he's the best they can do.
Bill Buckley is rolling over in his grave.
How so? When you look at how Buckley was in his last years it's hard to say that he'd be much more hardline that Lowry is.
And considering how long Buckley was around and all that he saw come and go, he'd probably be smiling wrily at the Newt boom.