Word: republican
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...examine what the Republican Party would be losing if they let Pat Buchanan leave through a few of his most recent and salient points that have put him in the newspapers. He has claimed that "non-Jewish whites.... get the shaft" at Harvard where Jews and Asians represent disproportionate percentages of the student body compared to national levels. In his recently published book "A Republic, Not an Empire," Buchanan questions America's involvement in World War II. It makes you wonder, what are the Republican Party and Bush so afraid of losing...
...Republican Party is also referred to as the conservative party and this is another reason why Buchanan does not belong in its midst. The word conservative should connote a certain skepticism about the efficiency of government and its ability to solve social problems. Many of Buchanan's views are more fundamentalist than conservative--he seems to have incredible faith in the government's ability to implement its programs...
Reagan, the most recent icon for conservative government, advocated freedom. Buchanan opposes free trade and wants the government to close our borders. He speaks for a small percentage of the white right that the Republican Party should not worry about losing. Elections are won in the middle, not on the intolerant fringes of political belief...
...Bush lets Buchanan go without fuss or regret, he will show America that he truly is a moderate republican. He does not have to worry about alienating the Republican voters either. Buchanan's supporters, as much as they admire their candidate, are not going to risk losing a third consecutive presidential election by wasting their vote with a candidate who has no chance of winning. Any vote for Buchanan by a conservative in America will have the same effect as a vote for the democratic candidate...
...Buchanan truly wants to make himself a side show and a farce in the general election, the Republican Party, having both their own interests in mind and Buchanan's obvious need for attention, should...