Christopher Buckley Resigns Over Obama Support

Wow, earlier I said it must have taken some courage to publically endorse Barack Obama the way he did. Well, he has now resigned from the National Review over it.

(Washington Note) The late William Buckley's son, the talented writer and thinker -- Christopher Buckley -- surprised many with his brave decision to endorse Barack Obama recently.

His announcement created a storm among National Review editors. According to reports, he offered to resign. And it took a nanosecond for the magazine to accept that resignation.

Some will think that this is good. I don't. It's not wise to have such rigid ideological lines in publications that fair-minded thinking can't be supported, debated, and embraced in process if not in substance.

Bill Buckley opposed George W. Bush's war in Iraq. He was an independent thinker who also would have difficulties with the Republican party that has been recently sculpted.

The father would not have accepted the resignation of the son -- and instead might have debated him in a set of catchy columns.

So true. Like him or not, William Buckley would have, and I would have loved to see it, taken this opportunity to debate this. Would've been historic!

It would have been as great as any sports event. But, to get back on topic, how far are people going to go to try and punish those who have opposing views in modern journalism and/or politics?

I'll keep following the Christopher Buckley resignation as it plays out over the next few days.