[Alberta's Child]

To a certain extent I have to agree with Sinkspur on this one. Pat Buchanan doesn't owe anyone an explanation for why he has no children, but when someone in that position engages in an ongoing public lament about a nation's declining birthrate he ought to expect the issue to be raised. Besides, he's had plenty of opportunities to set a good example -- perhaps by adopting some of those young Mexicans or Zulus that he's always complaining about, and raising them as the most ardent conservatives on the planet.

This would usually not be a big deal, but it isn't the first time Pat Buchanan exposed himself to charges of hypocrisy. I seem to remember his first Presidential campaign back in 1992, when he would show up at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania or West Virginia, launch an eloquent attack against the forces of globalism that were destroying the U.S. textile, steel, and auto industries, then get into his Mercedes-Benz and drive back to his posh Beltway home.

[sitetest]

Dear AC,

It's ironic to be defending Mr. Buchanan, as I hold him in low esteem.

However, he doesn't owe you, me, sinkspur, or any other person on the planet, an explanation of his childlessness. If he is childless as a result of physical problems, then he and his wife have likely endured a great deal of pain, and it really isn't anyone else's business. People ought to mind their own business. Frankly, if that is the case for him and his wife, then I admire him for not having "oprahed" all over the United States about it.

As to adoption, while the vast majority of people are perfectly capable of having children and successfully rearing them, not everyone ought to adopt children.


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