Posted on 08/22/2004 10:29:33 AM PDT by sinkspur
Patrick Buchanan, the conservative commentator whose Republican primary challenge and divisive convention speech weakened the first President Bush's campaign for re-election in 1992, is publishing a book excoriating the second President Bush over the invasion of Iraq, just in time to grab a share of the limelight at another Republican convention.
In Where the Right Went Wrong, released late last week, Buchanan calls the invasion of Iraq "the greatest strategic blunder in 40 years, a mistake more costly than Vietnam. If prudence is the mark of a conservative, Mr. Bush has ceased to be a conservative," Buchanan wrote. The release of the book, which coincides with the Republican National Convention, gives Buchanan occasion to lay out his case on television and in book promotions just as the Bush campaign seeks to project an image of unity, reviving unhappy memories of the disruptive role Buchanan has played in the past.
"He has a following in conservative circles," said Paul Weyrich, a veteran conservative organizer. "It is not what it once was just because the religious right is not particularly enamored with him. But it is going to have an effect. In a very close election, criticism from anybody who is credible is going to have an effect."
In an interview, however, Buchanan said publishing a book during the campaign was the best way he knew to inject what he considers important ideas into the debate. "The reason I wanted it out now is, it addresses big issues that are not being addressed in this campaign: the massive and growing deficit, the disintegration of the culture and a Wilsonian foreign policy that means war ad infinitum," he said.
Who cares? Nobody pays any attention to Pat anymore, except for his brain-dead Pitchforkers. Ride to the sound of those guns, Brigadiers! ROFL!
Pat is jealous that michael mooreon has overtaken him in the Bush bashing dept. and is trying to catch up.
GO AWAY, PAT, GO!
And your reason for participating on this thread is what?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1196710/posts?page=41#24
To laugh at you Brigadiers! Har!
At this point, this can only help Bush. It'll be what the lame-o pundits call "a Sister Souljah" moment.
WWII is a bit far afield from this topic. I asked Luis his stands on abortion and FTAA. The trotskyites I referred to above usually have no problem with abortion, fetal stem cell research, homo marriage, etc,. but yet they are open border free traders. To me, that is not the definition of conservative at all.
what about you? are you pro abortion, or pro life? and what do yo think of FTAA?
She's probably a shiite.
If Hussein were still in charge, she'd likely get raped by Uday when she got home.
I don't much care what athletes, in any sport, have to say about politics.
Just shut up and play.
Does Buchanan have a following any more?
Buchanan's following will be all the liberal talking heads, who can't wait to get him on the air during the Republican convention to trash Bush.
Wow one, actually three, Iraqi athletes. Oh my lets capitulate. The sky is falling.
Joe keep on posting, you are an expert at digging deeper holes.
Oh yeah how's your buddy Joe Baca(D-CA) doing.
"One more time, the anti-semite tries to take down a Republican president."
Couldn't say it better! When are people going to wake up to who Buchannan really is?
Uh Bush is not a trotskyite. I guess you can't read or you only read after finishing coloring the book. Bush is against abortion, stem cell research, and homo marriage.
Joe keep on posting, you are an expert at digging deeper holes
Those that post actual quotes that happen to go against "the party" are now digging holes?
Baca at you.
Pat fires the first shot of his third party campaign for 2008 (the only way Hillary can be elected).
He's a fraud, at the very least. I also am suspicious about his problems with the Amen Corner, but I'm not willing to call him an anti-semite because that's a hell of a charge, even Buckley didn't want to go there, and neither do I.
Suffice it to say, that when his turn came, compromise was as big a part of his lexicon as any other politiican.
I didn't say Bush was a trotskyite. I said some of the people advising him were. and you didn't answer the question.
And Bush does proudly endorse abortionists such as ARlen Specter, who is degenerate leftist RINO who promotes wickedness such as abortion, no parental notification, embryonic stem cell research and homo unions. Bush said he is the best man for the job and that he must defeat conservative Christian pat Toomey. Bush is a phony fraud skull and bones gloalist, who also rewarded Bill Pyror after he prosecuted Roy Moore. www.BushRevealed.com
Also I suggest you look up UNESCO, which is nothing but rabid Christian-hating anti-American trash. Bush re-joined UNESCO and funds it with or tax dollars. what a hero!
But i digress.
i didn't know the reform party was pro-choice. to be honest i didn't pay any attention to it at the time. i voted for Bush in 2000. But I believe Pat is Catholic, (not the 'kerry' type of Catholic) so i doubt he would support a platform that is pro choice.
They're both just bloated human truffle hogs out for themselves.
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