RIP, William F. Buckley

Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:09:54 am PST

William F. Buckley has passed away at the age of 82, at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. One of his greatest achievements was to purge the conservative movement of its far-right nut cases, the racists and crackpots who poisoned the well for too long. He’ll be greatly missed.

Here’s the last piece he wrote for National Review Online, showing that he remained as eloquent as ever, to the end: Fowlerspeak-Goodspeak.

UPDATE at 2/27/08 9:27:37 am:

They’ve turned off comments at the Huffington Post, because they know what will happen: William F. Buckley Dead At 82 - Politics on The Huffington Post.

UPDATE at 2/27/08 9:29:39 am:

There are many tributes and remembrances at The Corner on National Review Online.