February 28, 2008 05:08 PM UTC

Udall Eulogizes Bill Buckley

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Denver Post’s Politics West blog reports:

U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colorado, who is running for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat, released the following statement Wednesday on the death of conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr.

“Any American who reveres our constitution and admires intelligence, wit and integrity in public life will mourn the passing of William F. Buckley Jr. Like many others who grew up the 1960s and 1970s, I appreciated the provocative conversation in Mr. Buckley’s interviews on his television program ‘Firing Line’ – where he challenged political leaders from across the political spectrum. America’s conservative movement obviously owes a great deal to the intellectual foundation of William F. Buckley’s writing and philosophy, but his contributions to public life were not just ideological. Mr. Buckley was a grand debater, a great thinker and a brilliant personality. He will be missed.”