[Penner]

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,...

Wrong. Bush was already toast by the time the convention came around. Buchanan's speech was the best I've heard from a Republican in years, and one that hasn't been matched since.

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.

Go Pat Go!

[sinkspur]

Buchanan's speech was the best I've heard from a Republican in years, and one that hasn't been matched since.

LOL!! It contributed to Bush's loss, whether you recognize it or not.

That speech finished Buchanan in GOP politics.

[harrycarey]

Bush was already toast by the time the convention came around. Buchanan's speech was the best I've heard from a Republican in years, and one that hasn't been matched since.

Buchanan's speech was an obvious flop, politically.

And watch the Dems some time. Do you ever notice that the Dems don't put Ted Kennedy up on stage calling for socialized medicine, Hillary calling for higher taxes or John Kerry promising to more funds for welfare abortions?

Why do you think that is?