by Patrick J. BuchananMitt Romney won his anticipated victory in the Iowa Straw Poll, with 32 percent and 4,500 votes, but fell short of expectations. Ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, with 18 percent, exceeded them, and is the man of the hour to the political press.The results from Ames, and South Carolina's decision to move its primary to Jan. 19, are fraught with portent for the GOP Continue reading...

by Patrick J. BuchananIf you were looking for a truce in the immigration wars once the Bush-Kennedy amnesty went down to defeat, look again.Communities, cities, states are passing tough new laws to deal with the 12-20 million illegal aliens in our midst. Town likes Hazleton, Pa., and Farmers Branch, Texas, which sought to punish landlords who rent to and businesses that hire "undocumented Continue reading...

by Patrick J. BuchananThere was a time when events like the collapse of that bridge over the Mississippi would have been taken in stride.Yes, it was a tragedy, a mature nation would have said, but like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and bolts of lighting hitting folks on picnic grounds, these are "acts of God." Even in a good life and a great country, bad things happen.But today, Continue reading...