[My2Cents]

Pat Buchanan has also suffered for his beliefs, and has gone from being one of the favorite spokesmen for Republican Conservatives to one isolated from many Republicans

Please. Buchanan suffers from self-inflicted wounds.

[Ohioan]

Please. Buchanan suffers from self-inflicted wounds.

He was viciously smeared. But just what is the point? Shransky, then, also suffered from self-inflicted wounds. If being punished for your opinions is sauce for the goose, it is sause for the gander, as well. (Please, now, I am not suggesting either disputant is effeminate, I am simply invoking a familiar cliche.)