Their hatred for Pat is so great their minds were made up before they even read the article.
This knee jerk hyperreaction to all of their perceived enemies is the downfall American conservatism. While conservatism is reasonable and defensible, many of its adherents are totally unreasoning, and bring such scorn upon themselves that the cause has become repulsive to many. I am not here to save Pat Buchanan whom I think about not once every two years. I am here to save the habit of reason upon which conservatism depends.