An Unreflective Man

Tuesday - January 13, 2009 at 1:24 am

By Patrick J. BuchananWith his public approval where Harry Truman's stood when he left office, George W. Bush gave his last press conference yesterday.And like that predecessor he often identifies with, Bush showed a Trumanesque defiance of his critics -- and a Trumanesque failure to understand what ruined his presidency.He denounced protectionism, as he has with dismissive contempt Continue reading...

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Obama’s Choice: FDR or Reagan

Friday - January 9, 2009 at 2:00 am

By Patrick J. BuchananBarack Obama, it is said, will inherit the worst times since the Great Depression. Not to minimize the crisis we are in, but we need a little perspective here.The Great Depression began with the Great Crash of 1929. By 1931, unemployment had reached 16 percent.By 1933, 89 percent of stock value had been wiped out, the economy had shrunk by one-third, thousands of Continue reading...

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There’s Something About Harry

Tuesday - January 6, 2009 at 1:15 am

By Patrick J. BuchananAbout the appointment by Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, somebody big is lying, big-time. It is either the governor or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.Last week, Reid declared that he would not permit Burris, the African-American elder statesman of Illinois politics, to fill Obama's seat, or even to enter the Senate chamber, though no one Continue reading...

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Blago Raises the Stakes

Saturday - January 3, 2009 at 11:27 am

By Patrick J. BuchananOn the eve of the New Year, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, charged with conspiring to sell the Senate seat of Barack Obama, put the ball back squarely in the court of a Democratic Party that had disowned him.Blago named Roland Burris, former attorney general of Illinois and first African-American ever to win statewide office, to fill the vacated seat. National Democrats and Continue reading...

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