Shrill.

Kudlow says, "when Rich Lowry called me a while ago to report the passing of Bill Buckley, I had to work hard to catch my breath..."

No doubt.

...It's sad that Buckley's gone. To his credit, he wrote, in his famous column of two years ago, " One can't doubt that the American objective in Iraq has failed."

His acolytes -- who have made conservatism the laughing stock is it today -- continue to believe in unicorns otherwise.