Pat Buchanan: Bush Is Putting America First By Refusing World Court

WND ^ | 7/3/02 | Pat Buchanan

[Jim Scott]

In this struggle, it is an advantage for true conservatives and populists that George W. Bush is not only Andover, Yale, Skull & Bones, Harvard Business and Kennebunkport, he is also Midland-Odessa. - Pat Buchanan

Nice to see Pat Buchanan giving President Bush the credit he deserves in this instance, which is more than Bush usually gets from a lot of the posters on FR. Maybe they'll start to get off the NWO nonsense and recognize Bush as the moderate-conservative politician he is instead of attempting to make him the anti-Christ of conservativism that he clearly isn't and never was.

I believe Pat Buchanan realizes that there is more than one issue in politics and while President Bush can't please everyone that calls themself 'conservative', he's doing an excellent job, overall, and is no liberal, as even Pat Buchanan is beginning to recognize and has the courage to state in his column. Good for Pat and good for Bush.

[Republican Wildcat]

Even on steel tariffs, where he put his free-trade ideology on the shelf to protect America's steel industry from foreign dumping, Bush exhibited a Reaganite patriotism.

Well, here's where he's endorsing socialism, so at least part of the same Pat is still there. I just wish Bush hadn't made that move.

[Jethro Tull]

#28: "You know what, for a lot of people who profess to think that Pat doesn't matter, it's amazing how many of them flock to every Buchanan thread."

What's even more amazing is the outright hatred these neocons have for Pat and those of us who agree with his America First politics.

Dubya won by a handful of votes in '00. You'd think the last thing these Bushies would do is spew venom at someone who writes an article praising him. Yet, most Buchanan posts are usually jammed with vile hatred toward him and us.

If Pat were a minority, rather than a white, Roman Catholic, they'd never have the courage to slander him as they do.

In time they'll regret their lack of political savvy.

[11th Earl of Mar]

Buchanan criticized Gore more than Bush.

With all due respect, I don't believe the record will back up your claim. On the campaign stump, Buchanan knew who his enemy was, and it was Bush, not Gore.

Pat also praises Bush, he never praised Gore.

Don't you recall that Pat told America, just weeks before the election, that Al Gore was better qualified to be president? While at the same time he was calling GW "baby Bush"?

Is your memory starting to go ol' boy?

[ex-snook]

"Well, here's where he's endorsing socialism, so at least part of the same Pat is still there. I just wish Bush hadn't made that move. "

Well, now who would you suggest we get our steel from to build needed arnaments in another WW II world struggle Korea, China, Russia? Old buddy, doing what we need to do is not 'socialism', it's called national defense. Forget the demonizing name calling, deal with the truth.

[Jethro Tull]

#30: Point well taken.

And if Nader didn't run, Gore easily wins.

But have you noticed that the left doesn't attack Nader like the neocons do Buchanan?

To their credit, the left knows how to build coalitions.

The neocons haven't developed this skill and I doubt they ever will.

That's why they hold the modern day record for one termers (Nixon - 1.5 terms, Ford & Bush #41 both at 1 term)

[ex-snook]

"Don't you recall that Pat told America, just weeks before the election, that Al Gore was better qualified to be president? While at the same time he was calling GW "baby Bush"?

Sure, I do and it was true then. But you live in the past, get current man. When Bush acts for America first, Pat is his best supporter.

[ned]

Pat Buchanan has begun to realize that President Bush represents the future of conservative thought and policy.

[Mike Darancette]

Had 3,400 elderly Jewish voters in Palm Beach County, FL. not mistakenly voted for Buchanan,

Thanks the DemocRAT Precinct Workers that, thinking those retired old Socialists were too stupid to figure out a ballot, gave them the wrong information.

[11th Earl of Mar]

it was true then. But you live in the past, get current man.

lol... You are getting to be quite the 'spinner.'

BTW, Bush hasn't changed.

[nanny]

I would have to disagree with that - if President Bush actually was a Midland, Texas, guy, he would be trying to perserve this state and nation and not let it be overrun with illegals.

[Phillip Augustus]

If everyone who had voted for Bush, had voted for Buchanan; Buchanan would be President. And the inexorable march of America to a Third World nation would stop.

[DoughtyOne]

Well Pat told them that the borders were out of control. He told them that we needed to put a freeze on immigration and get things under control. He told them there would be hell to pay.

Now they dump on Pat and praise good ole Amnesty Pants. You gotta love it. These fruitcakes have been tiptoeing past the truth for over a decade.

Now Bush has finally awoken on the ICC, imagine that he only figured it out a little over a month ago. Thus he is praised by the eternal pooper scooper patrol. Heaven forbid anyone mention that Bush relased funds to the UN last year. Oh, but hey he's not a globalist. I mean look at the ICC which he never said a word about until it was ratified. Now that's leadership.

Pathetic is about the only word that comes to mind.

These folks who trashed Buchanan inceasantly before 09/11 are now experts. Buchanan followers are less than one percenters and they are the braintrusts of the nation.

Now wonder this nation is so ____ up.

[afuturegovernor]

Your statement is true and well taken. I would also point out that if Buchanan had been the GOP nominate a lot of "moderates" that went for Bush would have voted for Gore. Bush was able to win over just enough soccer moms types to win the White House. A lot of these voters were pulled towards Bush because of his personality (at the expense of Gore). Buchanan would have had a Goldwater type landslide defeat and Gore would have been president.

[Phillip Augustus]

No argument on that; though Bush is not much better than Gore, if at all, on the Number One issue faced by the US and all Western countries: immigration.

Abortion, capital gains tax cuts, the estate tax, Kyoto, etc, etc- all are irrelevant compared to the issue of immigration. Immigration is the long-term issue that will decide the future of this nation, for better or worse.