Buchanan is a tragic character, a court jester who thought he was better than the king and couldn't understand why everyone thought him a fool.
He just knew that 2000 was his turn to get the nomination. He was so certain that the voters would see his superiority that he didn't even bother hiring a real campaign manager, he just named his little sister.
Instead of doing the hard fundamental work of a candidate he thought all he had to do was go on TV shows and deride President Bush as "that Bush boy"
I'm convinced that Buchanan was Deep Throat.
Buchanon has his own demons that extend beyond Bush, but isn't it interesting how the people Bush defeats seem to go mad.
The Democrat Party in Texas seems to hold the strongest bias. They visited Kinko's to create false documents about his service. The Washington establishment of the party is in full meltdown. Gore is screaming himself horase. Kerry is running over the world playing president. General McCain wants to determine who will be Secreray of Defense, even though Republicans rejected him in 2000. I have no idea what Richards and his other opponent in Texas are up to these days, but I'd be surprised if they still weren't imagining "what if".