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Entry: William F. Buckley Jr. as I Knew Him Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/william_f_buckley_as_i_knew_him#18265 Post contents: I doubt that a defeatist like Chambers (who fully expected the Reds to take down the West) consistently put his faith in either the people or the elites at the end of the day. As for Kendall, the more he read of Eric Voegelin the less optimistic he felt about the immunity of the "common folk" to slick-talking demagogues. True, Kendall put his faith in the good judgment of Congress to restrain the presidency, but how justified is this faith anymore? You don't have to be a Straussian to wonder at the appeal of Obama. To suggest that he is a construct of elites is a bit of a stretch. Certainly the millions of fans which worship at the feet of the new messiah can't all be dupes of CNN, can they? And if they are, so much for the "deliberate sense" of the General Will. Sent at: 2008 07 24