by Patrick J. Buchanan - October 17, 2006Between Sept. 11, 2001, and his State of the Union Address in 2002, George W. Bush had America in the palm of his hand. But in that speech, Bush blew it. Singling out Iran, Iraq and North Korea as state sponsors of terror seeking weapons of mass destruction, Bush yoked them together in an "axis of evil" and issued this ultimatum: "I will not wait on Continue reading...
An Asian Nuclear Arms Race?
Wednesday - October 11, 2006 at 1:03 pm
by Patrick J. BuchananIf there was any doubt North Korea had mastered the capacity to build nuclear bombs, it has been removed. We have clarity. The effect of North Korea's forced entry into the nuclear club, joining the United States, Russia, Britain, China, France, Israel, India and Pakistan, may be as far-reaching as was Moscow's entry in 1949. For Kim Jong-Il now has the ability to smuggle Continue reading...
The Heightening Foley Feeding Frenzy
Tuesday - October 10, 2006 at 1:09 am
By Patrick J. BuchananLike the great white shark, a scandal must be fed, or it sinks to the bottom and dies. And the Mark Foley-congressional page scandal has not had a good feeding in 72 hours. On Saturday, the Washington Post revealed that Kirk Fordham, Foley's top aide in 2003, concerned about Foley's fixation with pages, went to see Scott Palmer, chief of staff to Speaker Hastert. Continue reading...
Losing the Will to Fight
Saturday - October 7, 2006 at 5:24 pm
by Patrick J. BuchananFive years have elapsed since the war on terror began on 9/11. Yet even before nearly 3,000 were killed that day, there had been attacks by Islamic radicals on the World Trade Center, Khobar Towers, our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the USS Cole.U.S. dead in those attacks was fewer than 100. And while the losses were tragic, they may be put in perspective if we Continue reading...
Mark Foley’s Oprah Defense
Friday - October 6, 2006 at 10:13 am
by Patrick J. BuchananLike all such scandals, the matter of Mark Foley and his lurid valentines to congressional pages is instructive for what it reveals, and not just about Foley, but about his party, its leaders and us. Having checked in to "rehab," after it was revealed that he had written salacious e-mails and instant messages to pages, Foley shoved his lawyer out front to say he Continue reading...
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