Patrick J. Buchanan's Blog, page 156

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner

By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Blacks for Gray, Whites for Fenty," ran the nuanced headline on page one of the Washington Examiner.

The story told of how black Mayor Adrian Fenty, who got rave reviews for appointing Michelle Rhee to save District of Columbia schools, was crushed six to one in black wards east of the Anacostia River, [...:]

Rockefeller Republicans

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Is the Republican establishment losing it?

Is the party leadership capable of uniting a governing coalition as Richard Nixon did before Watergate and Ronald Reagan resurrected in the 1980s?

Observing the hysteria and nastiness of Karl Rove and the GOP establishment at the stunning triumph of Tea Party Princess Christine O'Donnell, the answer is [...:]

Who Is the Enemy?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

The Rev. Terry Jones may just have exposed the ultimate futility of America's war in Afghanistan. Consider the portrait of frustrated impotence America presented to the world last week.

Our president and the secretaries of state and defense deplored Pastor Jones' plan to burn 100 Qurans but could do nothing to stop him, [...:]

The Bonfire of the Qurans

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Is there anyone who has not weighed in on the Saturday night, Sept. 11, bonfire of the Qurans at the Rev. Terry Jones' Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla.?

Gen. David Petraeus warns the Quran burnings could inflame the Muslim world and imperil U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Hillary Clinton declares it "disgraceful." [...:]

What McCain's Tactics Teach

By Patrick J. Buchanan

John McCain is headed back to the U.S. Senate, perhaps a changed and chastened man, and perhaps not.

But the manner in which he secured his Senate seat for another six years is instructive, and not only for moderate Republicans facing off against conservatives and tea party candidates, but for 2012.

Realizing his career [...:]

WebNote: Site Overhaul

Just a quick note that our site will be undergoing a complete overhaul. A new design, new content, and more. Until then I will keep Pat's columns updated as he writes them. Thanks for your patience – Linda

The Cakewalk War

By Patrick J. Buchanan

Six months before the invasion of Iraq, Taki Theodoracopulos, Scott McConnell and this writer launched a new magazine, The American Conservative. Goal: Convince our countrymen that invading Iraq would be imperial folly.

In the first column, in mid-September 2002, I wrote:

"If Providence does not intrude, we will soon launch an imperial war on [...:]

VIDEO: The HighwayMan

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Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson perform the Jimmy Webb song "Highwayman" live. Filmed in March 1990 at Long Island's Nassau Coliseum.

VIDEO: Declassified: Massive Israeli Manipulation of US Media Exposed

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RT: Files declassified in America have revealed covert public relations and lobbying activities of Israel in the U.S. The National Archive made the documents public following a Senate investigation.

Declassified Senate Investigation Files Reveal Clandestine Israeli PR Campaign in America

PR Newswire – Institute for Research: Middle East Policy

Declassified files from a Senate investigation into Israeli-funded covert public relations and lobbying activity in the United States were released by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on July 23rd, 2010. The subpoenaed documents reveal Israel's clandestine programs for "cultivation of editors," the "stimulation [...:]