By Patrick J. Buchanan"Are the good times really over for good?" asked Merle Haggard in his 1982 lament.Then, the good times weren't over. In fact, they were coming back, with the Reagan recovery, the renewal of the American spirit and the end of a Cold War that had consumed so much of our lives.Yet whoever wins today, it is hard to be sanguine about the future.The demographic and Continue reading...
Is Mitt Serious About Condi?
Tuesday - July 17, 2012 at 12:06 am
By Patrick J. BuchananThe first criterion in choosing a vice president, it is said, is that he or she must be qualified to be president.Yet there is another yardstick by which candidates measure running mates. Do they bring something to the table? Can they help with a critical voting bloc? Can they bring a crucial state?Lyndon Johnson is regarded as a brilliant choice by JFK, though Continue reading...
Bush’s Black List
Thursday - June 5, 2008 at 1:27 am
by Patrick J. Buchanan The American Conservative Magazine On reading George W. Bush's discourse to the New York Economic Club last week, Cicero's insight came to mind: "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." With the Iraq War entering its sixth year, the dollar sinking to peso levels, the economy careening into recession, and 12 to 20 million illegal Continue reading...
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