Perhaps the biggest reason why I am a big Buchanan fan (though I don't always agree) is because of his principled stand against the neocons and our seemingly endless wars of choice. Therefore, one of the good things that could come out of sequestration would be that mlitary (as opposed to defense) spending would have to take a serious haircut. Unforuately, neither of our two war parties would allow this to last for long.

I've been an avid reader and follower of Buchanan even before he first ran for the republican nomination against GHWB in '92. I know that Pat understands power politics better than almost anyone. Therefore, I am surprised that he continues to say that Obama is refusing to negotiate with the defeated opposition. Obama is currently at the height of his power. All presidents take advantage of this when they are in his position. It would be folly for him to capitulate on the tax issue when he campaigned on it for the past year.

I'll concede your point, Vitaly3. For the Dems, it was smart and cunning and designed to ensure a permanent Dem majority. However, the Repubs willingness to go along with it shows how short-sighted they were and are. The Wall Street-type R's want mass immigration to keep US wages down and profits up. This is why I don't believe most Repubs when they say they want less immigration. The best book on this subject is Pat Buchanan's "State of Emergency."

Recently on Townhall Linda Chavez wrote a column encouraging even MORE third world immigration because Americans are not having enough babies to fund our entitlement state. Very unfortunately, her PC argument is more likely to win than is Coulter's. Ann thinks that we are reaching the tipping point . I think we are well past it. For those of us 30+, the America of our youth is over - never to return.

I voted for GWB in 2000 in part because, with the added control of the Congress, the GOP would finally do something about our ridiculous, uncontrolled immigration policy. It seemed obvious to me that, if the GOP had any future, they would have to jettison Teddy Kennedy's thoughtless law. However, nothing was done. They don't call the GOP the 'stupid' party for nothing! BTW, I never believed Romney when he said he would do something about immigration.

This is in reference to your initial post, Michael. Basically you seem to be accusing Coulter of the thought crime of poitical incorrectness. Maybe we have reached the state in this country where, if you question our uncontrolled immigration policy, it is a form of racism.

DG: How about two unnecessary wars fought totally on the credit card. What idiots the GWB and the Repubs were to lower taxes while fighting two wars. Bush's advice to the people: Go shopping! The economy fell off the cliff in his last months. Can't blame that on the Dems - although most Townhall readers probably do.

OD: I've had it with your insufferable, condescending racist posts. Please don't advise me to read them more carefully. JackieDEE has way more patience than I do with her endless back and forth with you. BTW, are we supposed to be impressed that you claim to be a Harvard professor? Well, I'm not!

Agreed, Ms Charen. If we were not the world's sole superpower and also the world's reserve currency, we would be Greece. However, the republican establishment refuses to even look at the largest problem, which, in my opinion, is uncontrolled military spending. Yet the GOP nominated Romney, who wanted to increase military spending by 20%. Maybe that is one of the reasons why he lost. So-called entitlements need to be looked at with a microscope, but only after we bring most of the troops home. This, in fact, was the Ron Paul position.

BTW, the FICA tax issue shows how hard it is to raise a tax once it has been lowered. Same with the 'temporary' GWB tax cuts that were supposed to end 2 years ago. Pied pipers like Grover Norquist have convinced most Repubs to follow him into the quicksand. I could be wrong, but I see 2010 as a one-time thing. The Repub brand as we have grown to know it since 2000 is over. Their failure to stop excess third world immigration will prove to be their downfall.

Agreed, Corbett, SS is already broke - due to monumental fraud that dwarfs anything that Bernie Madoff ever thought of. Most people have been lead to believe that their FICA money is sitting in trust for them. In reality, all the extra money has been spent on other programs, and the SS vault is full of T-Bill IOU's that are totally dependent on future generations agreeing to honor them. That said, I consider myself a conservative who wants to prevent intergeneralizational warfare. By reducing the FICA tax, it makes this war more probable. Obama was the biggest cheerleader on this, and I condemn him for it.