RE: [TruthTalk] Pat Buchanan

[Jonathan Hughes]

My ‘he is one of your own’ comment refers to the fact that he is a conservative.� As to whether I like him or not the jury is still out.� I got the audiobook at lunch today and listened to the first 40 minutes on the way home from work.� So far it has proven to be interesting.� At present he is only saying what is wrong.� What I want to hear is, “Well this is how we got to where we are but this is what we need to do to go forward”.� The answer to that will determine how much I ‘like’ him.   Jonathan   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 5:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Pat Buchanan   He is NOT “one of my own”—you are the one who likes him. Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hughes Jonathan Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 2:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Pat Buchanan   Take your anger out on Buchanan not me.  He is one of your own; I am not.  I will (and do) read very widely.  I always like to inform my opinions by looking at both sides of the equation. Jonathan Hughes From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ShieldsFamily Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Pat Buchanan Face it Jonathan—ANYONE who bashes Bush is on your to-read list. Buchanan is as far Right as Kerry is Left. Izzy   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hughes Jonathan Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 8:14 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [TruthTalk] Pat Buchanan   Has anyone read Pat Buchanan's "Where the Right Went Wrong: How the Neoconservatives Subverted the Reagan Revolution and Highjacked the Bush Presidency"?  I plan to pick it up at lunchtime today.  Below is Amazon's review as well as a review by a reader.   Amazon:   Although the George W. Bush administration is famous for being "on message," delivering a consistent and polished political perspective no matter what, such consistency apparently does not extend to every member of the conservative universe. In Where the Right Went Wrong, veteran pundit and occasional presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan offers up scathing criticisms of Bush's policies, the arrogance and boorishness of which, he warns, could ultimately dramatically destabilize the United States' superpower status. The problem, in Buchanan's eyes, is the rejection of traditional Reagan-era conservatism by an administration under the sway of the so-called "neoconservatives," who favor a pre-emptive military strategy and big government and don't mind running up dangerously huge budget deficits to support it. The war in Iraq, fought without direct demonstrable threat, alienates America in the eyes of the rest of the world, says Buchanan, squandering the global goodwill earned after the 9/11 attacks and creating exponentially larger numbers of terrorists who will threaten the U.S. for generations to come. The zeal over free trade among elected officials, a feeling notably not shared by Buchanan, Ross Perot, and Ralph Nader, is costing America jobs, Buchanan theorizes, and leading to a de-industrialized service-sector-only economy, an end to American self-sufficiency in favor of a reliance on global corporations, and a looming economic crisis. Refreshingly, and unlike pundits of his day, Buchanan crafts his arguments by examining world history, offering detailed analogies to the Roman Empire, the Civil War, and pre-Soviet Russia among others. Conservatives alienated by the Bush administration will find an eloquent champion in Buchanan and even liberals, who may not have known there was a conservative argument against war in Iraq, stand to learn something from a right side of the aisle perspective so different from that found in the Bush White House. --John Moe The Philadelphia Inquirer "...an honest writer who opens_his_mind and psyche in_a way few people can...He minces nothing except an occasional opponent." Book Description A searing indictment of neoconservatives by three-time presidential candidate and New York Times bestselling author, Pat Buchanan. Where the Right Went Wrong might be the most controversial political book written this year.   A Reader's review:   I am a conservative, and I will likely vote for George W. Bush in this election. So will Pat Buchanan who said recently in an interview with EWTN's Raymond Arroyo "Where Bush is wrong, Kerry is wrong. However, where Bush is right, Kerry is still wrong." However, voting for someone surely doesn't mean complete agreement. Buchanan articulately and methodically demolishes the case for war in Iraq in this wonderful book. Furthermore, he criticizes Republican spending, pointing out that this President has not vetoed a single spending bill. He makes a convincing case that the Bush administration has abandoned conservative principles. As a Catholic, I am heartened by this book's tone. I have always been uncomfortable with the President's "I pray and Jesus is guiding me" message. Really? I read a wonderful bumper sticker the other day: "Who would Jesus bomb?" Outstanding. The Bush administration kept trying to lobby the Pontiff to change his position on the war. Finally the Vatican had to come out and say that their position on the war hadn't changed, and would never change, neo-cons like George Weigel not withstanding. In terms of his politics, Buchanan stands with the Magisterium (and hence two thousand years worth of revealed Christian truth) on every major issue save immigration. He even has the courage to attack legal contraception in "Death of the West." His honesty and courage are an example to all faithful people who consider themselves conservative, and they are on display in this newest book. Here he attacks the Bush administration's neo-con advisors as "liberal wolves in conservative suits." He argues passionately against the war in Iraq. He argues against free trade, and its disastrous consequences for our workers. I can't imagine an America where the vast majority of men who held a full time job could afford to buy a house and educate a family of three or more on one salary. I know intellectually that that was my Grandfather's America and therefore that it used to exist. I can't imagine an America where most people trusted their neighbors, and thought most other Americans were inherently decent people. That was my grandfather's America. What has happened to us? How can we regain the good of what our country was, without repeating the mistakes of the past? Read Pat Buchanan and ask yourself.... why are we in this mess? It is authors like this that make me proud to be a conservative.   Jonathan Hughes <HR<![endif]--> size=2 width="100%" align=center> This e-mail and any attachments contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. 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