They've been going on and on lately about what a great location Texas is for wind farms, how Texas wind can provide half the power needed for the western U.S., but not if the wind isn't blowing: Loss of wind causes Texas power grid emergency.
And thus another green religious icon crashes down.
William Buckley has died.
As I was looking at the many laudatory comments at National Review Online for this giant intellect and conservative hero, I wondered what the reaction at Huffington Post might be to this news? William F. Buckley Dead At 82 - Politics on The Huffington Post
I think the fact that comments were closed on this announcement says everything. Those who run this site know their audience well enough to avoid the embarrassment that would be certain if they allowed their kind readers unfettered liberty to comment.
Didn't have to go too far to start finding examples of what I'm talking about:
"tinkaboutit
Oh BTW we're all glad William F Buckley is dead. Let's all take a moment of silence and pray that his soul is exactly where it belongs. "
Such class. Makes you want to put them all in a big shiny bus and drive it off a pier.
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