I don't imagine for a moment that Pat is a Nazi, closet or crypto or other.I think you misunderstand Pat. Pat doesn't have any moral compass, he could care less about what is "right". The only thing that goes through Pat's head is "Does this action help or hinder the objectives and culture of the United States?". Pat, Karl Rove and Liddy are all products of the Nixon White House. When you view it through that lens it makes a lot more sense.I do think he is smug, careless, ignorant, unctuous, and much too glib in describing the outbreak of WWII. He may be "soft on Nazis" or maybe he simply does not understand much about the period 1936-40. He certainly does not seem to care about the survival of Israel - whether that is due to some latent anti-Semitism, I don't know. He does not seem capable of recognizing the achievements and moral grandeur of Israelis - he treats them as casual afterthoughts of no value (of course people would have intrinsic value as humans whether or not they display great achievements and moral grandeur, but I find it difficult to understand how anyone cannot greatly admire Israel and her people). In the world after the Holocaust I find his attitudes to be especially appalling. No, I'm not Jewish and have not the slightest direct connection to Israel - I'm simply another American who admires and values Jewish people to a vastly greater extent than Pat B. does, it seems.
Certainly I agree with Pres. Bush that it is a strong US interest, both a moral and strategic interest, to see Israel strong and successful. Like many people I do not get the impression that Pat B. cares too much one way or another whether 7 million Israelis survive - that may be why a lot of people think he is anti-Semitic? Maybe he's just a callous beast and it has nothing to do with Jews in particular?
I also think he's one of the last people I would want making major decisions of national security for the USA, so I'm glad he has not surpassed the status of 3rd-rate commentator for a small-time talking head program in recent years.
Other than that, I just want to go back to ignoring him!
“I think you misunderstand Pat. Pat doesn’t have any moral compass, he could care less about what is “right”. The only thing that goes through Pat’s head is “Does this action help or hinder the objectives and culture of the United States?”. Pat, Karl Rove and Liddy are all products of the Nixon White House. When you view it through that lens it makes a lot more sense. “
Is this realpolitik?