Word: buchananism
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...dragged its feet in recognizing their independence, and Bush's critics wondered why he had taken so long. In diplomatic terms, Bush's ! caution was understandable, but it hurt him among conservative Republicans, who are looming ever larger in White House political thinking as rightist political columnist Patrick Buchanan prepares for a presidential...
...believes the income tax should be abolished. He opposed George Bush on the gulf war, saying the conflict was not in the nation's interest. He was once described as Ronald Reagan's right arm. Now Patrick Buchanan, 53, may be running for President, challenging Bush for the Republican nomination. "It's a go," said his sister, Angela ("Bay") Buchanan, former U.S. Treasurer. "He's so excited...
...White House. Though in public they dismiss Buchanan as a nuisance -- Marlin Fitzwater noted last week that the White House "already had one Buchanan," in 1857 -- Administration officials privately admit that the ultraconservative columnist's entry in the primary race could force Bush to play more to the political right to avoid being outflanked by the co-star of the nightly CNN debatefest Crossfire. Buchanan's candidacy could make the Republican primary interesting -- even if only briefly. And his pesky debating style might be just what some senior Republicans say is needed to help get a passive and complacent Bush...
...Democrats if he signs the bill," says a White House aide. "What we're worried about is their staying home on Election Day. It is increasingly clear that we're going to need an energized pro-life vote in the '92 general election -- and possibly even before, if Pat Buchanan challenges the President in the primaries. This is no time to violate the old axiom. We've got to stay with the folks who brought us to the dance, and the pro-lifers are a large part of that contingent...
Beckel will do anything to attract viewers--especially young ones bored by the cynical, faux-academic caterwauling of a Sam Donaldson or a Pat Buchanan. He peppers the short news reviews in the show with pop music. One show dumped hard news to offer a segment on the new lost generation--the "twentysomethings...