Word: buchananism
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...Buchanan and other conservatives have many legitimate gripes...
...wrong. I disagree with Buchanan's approach to politics and with many of his positions. The idea of throwing up a wall along the Mexican border to keep Latin American immigrants out of the U.S., for example, turns my stomach. I'd much rather have open borders...
...when Buchanan mentions welfare reform, is he talking about the same thing that Duke is? Can liberals deny that a welfare system that raises a single mother's public housing rent from $60 a month to $600 a month if she marries needs reform? I hope...
Conservatives like Buchanan and Kemp (and even President Bush, who is hardly a conservative) aren't against "community feeling," They just think that "community feeling" is better expressed by community members rather than government bureaucrats (Who, after all, are in it for the money and power more than anything else...
Because he recognizes the rottenness of the welfare system, Buchanan appeals to lots of resentful people angry about "welfare cheats." And he has waged a somewhat negative campaign, based on resentment of the Bush administration and arrogant government in general...