[peyton randolph]

Buchanan continues to use 'neocon' as a code word for "GOP Jew." The only consistency in Buchanan's stances over time (and I've followed his career for over 2 decades) is that he dislikes Israel in particular and Jews in general.

I find it interesting how Buchanan cites Snowcroft's criticism yet neglects to mention that Snowcroft was advising the Kerry campaign, ticked off that W hadn't bowed to his 'wisdom' during the first four years. Selective journalism by Buchanan puts him in the same league as Dan Rather...take what he says with a grain of salt.

[churchillbuff]

you're trying to change the subject. However off-base Buchanan is on Israel, this article is about a totally different subject -- the Iraq war -- which everybody whose eyes are open acknowledges has led to a mess; it's a mess that isn't helping our economy, either.

The administration is expected to ask Congress in the coming weeks for tens of billions of dollars more for operations in Iraq, bringing expenditures there over the past nearly three years to well over $200 billion at a time when the fiscal deficit is at a historic high, and the dollar's value is plunging at a nearly unprecedented rate.