I've always sort of dismissed Buchanan - the only time I ever supported him was when I was still self-identifying as a conservative. I voted for him once in a Republican primary, as a protest and without seriously wanting him to win.
But you know, my foreign policy preferences are still more conservative than not, and Buchanan certainly makes a lot more sense on that front than the incompetent loons we have in the White House at the moment.
But I think we're coming at it from different angles. Buchanan seems to think it desirable and practical that we, as a nation, put up a wall and live in our own little gated community. I disagree; just as the most obvious example, if we were somehow able to completely/magically close the Mexican border, California's economy would collapse within a week. However, I do think there are better roles for us to play in the international community than the drunken frat-boy bully looking for a fight, who doesn't understand why everyone thinks he's a jerk.
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Date: 13 May 2004 09:35 (UTC)no subject
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Date: 13 May 2004 10:43 (UTC)I've always sort of dismissed Buchanan - the only time I ever supported him was when I was still self-identifying as a conservative. I voted for him once in a Republican primary, as a protest and without seriously wanting him to win.
But you know, my foreign policy preferences are still more conservative than not, and Buchanan certainly makes a lot more sense on that front than the incompetent loons we have in the White House at the moment.
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Date: 13 May 2004 10:58 (UTC)I can't say I agree with everything he wrote, but still...
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Date: 13 May 2004 14:09 (UTC)But I think we're coming at it from different angles. Buchanan seems to think it desirable and practical that we, as a nation, put up a wall and live in our own little gated community. I disagree; just as the most obvious example, if we were somehow able to completely/magically close the Mexican border, California's economy would collapse within a week. However, I do think there are better roles for us to play in the international community than the drunken frat-boy bully looking for a fight, who doesn't understand why everyone thinks he's a jerk.
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Date: 14 May 2004 00:51 (UTC)