I remember reading “Thank You For Smoking” and thinking it was autobiographical, with Chris in the position of Nick Nailer’s child having a father taking positions and *sniff, sniff* associating with unpleasant people.
Mr. Buckley’s endorsement was more of the same, an extended middle finger to “Bubba” conservatives that probably are an embarrasement on N.R. cruise cocktail hours.
Chris’s point to conservatives in his Obama endorsement is plain:
“Dad never liked you”