Former Nixon and Reagan aide-turned media pundit Pat Buchanan has a unique take on the Sen. John McCain's success in running for the Republican presidential nomination.
What does Buchanan think will happen if McCain succeeds as the GOP nominee for the upcoming 2008 presidential election?
"He will make Cheney look like Gandhi," Buchanan said.
Buchanan participated in a panel with former Bill Clinton political adviser Paul Begala and liberal Air America radio talk show host Rachel Maddow on NBC's February 6 "Today." Buchanan told "Today" host Matt Lauer that McCain will have to shift focus from the economy to other issues.
"If McCain wins - Iraq, foreign policy, Islamo-fascism, the war - he has to make those the issues, I think, given the economy tanking and the rest of the Republican problems, that's the only card he's got to have a divisive election" Buchanan said.
Buchanan appeared to have been sold on comments from Begala the economy was really in trouble, despite not having any evidence the economy is in a recession.
"Economic change and voters who are concerned about the economy, health care prefer Hillary," Begala said. "The two of them are just about half a degree off of right where the voters are. They want change like Barack suggests but they want economic - look at the stock market yesterday. The Democrats certainly believe we're in the tank and that we need somebody who can fix the economy."
The economic "doom and gloom" spiel falls in line with what some in the media have been trumpeting. However, earlier in the broadcast, CNBC's Maria Bartiromo warned "Today" viewers that type of rhetoric will only make things worse.
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"He will make Cheney look like Gandhi," Buchanan said.
February 6, 2008 - 16:26 ET by drillanwrNow, THAT's frakkin' hilarious!
LMAO!!!
what do you think?
February 6, 2008 - 16:32 ET by candanceWill the Dems play this over and over in their commercials? Na....
Candance, there's a preview in the comments area of your link
February 6, 2008 - 16:49 ET by RJabout McCain.
"McCain is the devil he is a baby killer from veitnam war can you say antichrist!"
"McCain is a war criminal he killed 1000s of veitnamess he is evil and an ugly pig too!"
The left is prepared to replay the Viet Nam war if McCain is the nominee.
ah well RJ
February 6, 2008 - 16:58 ET by candanceAt least he'll have nation-building in Iraq to run his platform on.
And this is the nice stuff
February 6, 2008 - 16:59 ET by Clear thinkerAnd this is the nice stuff they will say if he get's the nod.
The Conservative movement is about to be reborn.
Very good...
February 6, 2008 - 16:35 ET by celatorNow that's a very funny line. Good for Pat.
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They won't have to play this
February 6, 2008 - 16:38 ET by JasonPThey won't have to play this over and over again because McCain is weak on domestic issues, and foreign policy will not be the primary issue this cycle. Also, they won't have to play this over and over b/c Buchanan is irrelevant and has been for a long time.
Bubbles Daddy wants to nuke some people
February 6, 2008 - 16:48 ET by Lame CherryMark Finkelstein should sometime interview Bubbles B about her daddy Ziggy who works for the Rockefellers as he is the one who was talking about China being "too big to manage" so it needs to be broken up.
That means WAR people.
John McCain answers to this same clique. Hillary Clinton was an operative. Huckabee is an operative and Obama was created by them. Toss in Al Gore and Mike Bloomberg and you to the whole liberal globalist cartel group running for President now leading.
These Rockefeller CFR want war and that is what is coming. It will cause closer aliances like a European Union for America and thin out the problem peoples so they can go in and steal all the natural resources like Soros did in Romania on gold.
They want someone who will pull the trigger hard for them and not like W liberating Iraqi oil from them.
When war comes it will be war this time for their profit. McCain is Dr. Strangecain and he will nuke people and if looks like he will win Al Gore is out and so is Bloomberg.
McCain has a chip and he will blow the hell out allot of nations.
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Why is Cheney constantly
February 6, 2008 - 16:54 ET by rbosqueWhy is Cheney constantly demonized by the left? The man has a heart condition and although the role of Vice-President is more than it used to be, all the maniacal critizism is completely unfounded.
If the left wants to "expose" baby-killers, they can look no further than their party's support for Planned Parenthood.
"Darth" Cheney ... A Badge of Honor
February 6, 2008 - 17:10 ET by drillanwr“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” — Winston Churchill
Exactly.
February 6, 2008 - 18:32 ET by rbosqueExactly.
Pretty Big "IF"
February 6, 2008 - 16:54 ET by mattm"IF" McCain wins....
Sorry, that will not happen. I'm getting ready for 4 years of Hell.
oops.
February 6, 2008 - 17:16 ET by mattmoops.
C'mon, Mr. Buchanan, you're
February 6, 2008 - 17:32 ET by motherbeltC'mon, Mr. Buchanan, you're smart enough to know that a President can't "fix" the economy.
I'm sick of hearing that. They act like the economy is a massive machine that the President checks every day to make sure it's running properly, and if he hears a ping or a knock, gets out the tools and adjusts a few things to get it "humming" again.
Well I guess Pat's not a big McCain fan, because he just gave him the Kiss of Death.
Shut up Buchanan!!
February 6, 2008 - 18:22 ET by LibraryLadyWe can thank this big mouth and his plastic faced sister for giving us Bill Clinton. Weren't we punished enough? Now they want to stick us with Hillary.
When Bay Buchanan joined Romney, I left that flock. Can't stand either of these two.
It's already starting. The
February 6, 2008 - 18:51 ET by CortillaenIt's already starting. The media think they've built up McCain into the inevitable Rep candidate, so now it's time to start tearing him down. If the guy had any grasp of reality or sense of duty to the nation, he'd bow out. Too bad that's asking a little much of him...
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