Word: buchananism
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...Bush versus the White House. John Sununu's still on the payroll in the West Wing, and everyone still hates him. Even so, the new chief of staff, Sam Skinner, is holding a tight leash on his predecessor. Since December, CNN has been trying to get Sununu to take Buchanan's place on "Crossfire" (or simply to appear on a show), but he always has to "check with Sam," and Sam never lets him play...
GEORGE BUSH versus Pat Buchanan. The latest polls (by the American Research Group, a New Hampshire firm) show the isolationist and "probably" anti-Semitic (William F. Buckley's conclusion--not mine, which would have been something like "Goebbelsesque") Patrick J. Buchanan to have broken the 30 percent mark...
...course, 30 percent isn't a win. It's not really close. But Buchanan's numbers will probably go up, and Bush's will keep sliding. Former Nixon speechwriter Buchanan has bought tons of TV time in New Hampshire (about three and a half hours, according to The New York Times)--more than even the well-financed Bill Clinton...
...addition, Buchanan has the staunch support of The Manchester Union-Leader, the only major state-wide newspaper. In a front-page editorial January 22, the paper unequivocally endorsed Buchanan (they actually printed the endorsement sentence in bold type), citing cartoonishly his belief "that America should be first" and "that we should remove ourselves from all foreign entanglements except for those that directly benefit the United States...
...Finally, Buchanan is not a bad campaigner. Earlier this month, he showed up at what one might expect to be a hostile arena for a right-winger--an Ivy League school. But according to David M. Herszenhorn, a reporter for The Dartmouth, Buchanan's visit to the Big Green received "surprisingly positive" reaction...