Word: buchananism
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Former Republican Pat Buchanan has stepped into the breach, claiming to be the sole defender of a swath of Americans whose interests have not been well represented by major candidates in either party. Specifically, Buchanan claims to represent blue collar workers, the urban poor and others who, despite their hard work, have been left behind during the spurt of economic growth...
...Buchanan's flagrant positions and advocacy of solutions which fundamentally do little good may undermine the political fortunes of those he is trying to help...
...election where public opinion is largely like a bowl of lukewarm cream of wheat, Buchanan has felt the ire and vitriol of countless columnists and commentators. While no one has risen to heights of indignation over Bush or Bradley, Buchanan has left a trail of incendiary and occasionally offensive comments from his previous two presidential runs and "off season" political columns. They range from his proposal to build a triple wall along the Mexican border patrolled by the National Guard to his new book questioning American involvement in WWII. He has pledged that, under a Buchanan regime, the "Chinese...
...Unfortunately for Pat, labor endorsements aren't likely to budge from the Gore camp. And while the latest numbers could be quick-burning fuel for Buchanan's campaign, in the long run - and in the face of otherwise rosy economic indicators - a trade deficit won't translate into any mass voter migration. In the end, says TIME financial writer Adam Zagorin, the trade deficit will be a burden for business, not for politicians. "The slight increase in the U.S. trade deficit with China is further evidence of the growing imbalance in commercial exchanges between the two countries," says Zagorin...
...with China has reached record levels, which could mean trouble not only for the President, but for the presidential wannabes (Gore, Bradley, Bush, McCain) who approve of his pledge to support China's bid for membership in the World Trade Organization. Which should leave the issue wide open for Buchanan, a conservative who has been a vocal opponent of recent trade agreements...