by Patrick J. Buchanan – October 27, 1998

Between 1992 and 1994, a historic swap took place in U.S. politics. Republicans, who had had a quarter-century lock on the White House, gave it up to the Democratic Party, while Democrats, who had had a 40-year lock on the Congress, gave it to the GOP.

The GOP traded a horse for a rabbit. Congress has become about as relevant to the most fateful foreign-policy decisions as the student council at Ridgemont High. Consider the last 10 days: