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I've lived in Washington since 1981 and have been a faithful reader of 'The Washington Post' ever since.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Been Ever Faithful Lived Post Reader Since Washington Washington Post

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Joe Scarborough was one of 74 Republicans elected to the Congress in 1994 in response to the missteps of the early Clinton era. He was the first Republican elected to Congress from his northern Florida district since the 1870s and handily won re-election three times.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Clinton Congress District Early Elected Era First Florida He His Joe Northern Re-Election Republican Republicans Response Since Three Times Won

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I once spoke to 9,000 people, but they managed to fit them all into a structure that resembled a Zeppelin hangar, so it was a contained space in which whatever laughter I generated could ricochet and hang around for a bit, encouraging others to join in.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Around Bit Contained Could Encouraging Fit Hang Join Laughter Once Others People Space Spoke Structure Them Whatever Which Zeppelin

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I grew up in the GOP sandbox. My dad took me, age 7, to meet Herbert Hoover, in his apartment at the Waldorf Towers. He gave me a silver dollar. Being a young Republican, I spent it on comic books.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Age Apartment Being Books Comic Comic Books Dad Dollar Gave Gop Grew He Herbert His Hoover Me Meet Republican Sandbox Silver Spent Took Towers Up Young

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The Republican Party once could lay claim to the mantle of being the fiscally responsible, or 'Daddy,' Party.

~Christopher Buckley

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When the going gets tough in Washington, presidents appoint 'blue ribbon' commissions.

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Not much ever really comes of commissions, really. The last one that really came up with something truly concrete was the Warren Commission, and for all its good work, most Americans persist in believing that Oswald was working in tandem with the CIA, FBI, Lyndon Johnson, and the John Birch Society.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: American Believing Came Cia Commission Concrete Ever Good Good Work John Johnson Last Lyndon Lyndon Johnson Most Much Persist Really Society Something Truly Up Warren Work Working Fbi

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I'll let Democrats defend spending our grandchildren broke on entitlements.

~Christopher Buckley

Topics: Broke Defend Democrats Entitlement Grandchildren Our Spending

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: September 28th, 1952

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