His capitulation on the education bill was a disgrace. His signing of CFR was gutless. His spending is atrocious. His tariffs are vote-buying, with the American consumer picking up the tab (which was also a large part of Buchanan's campaign strategy.)
I voted for Alan Keyes in the primary, but when faced with the choices in the general, he was the best choice on the ballot.
Buchanan is a former conservative, turned irrelevant, protectionist, populist.