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A REBUTTAL TO FRED BARNES
On Foreign Policy Statements by Candidates
Date: December 9, 1999
To: Fred Barnes/Weekly Standard
A quote from your column: "[Bush's] address delivered
a month ago at the Reagan Library in California was the most impressive
foreign policy statement of 1999 by any candidate, Democrat or
Republican..."
Dear Fred,
I take it you had not heard the foreign policy speech given by Patrick
Buchanan to the Cato Institute before you wrote this column. It was far
and away a superior policy statement and one that was written by Pat
himself - not by some myriad of advisers. And Pat even had the guts and
brains to take Q & A afterward! As you know, the Cato Institute is not
exactly friendly territory for Pat. You don't see Bush behaving like a
man.
Or is it that you were only referring to Republicans/Democrats and no
other party?
If that's the case, you are practicing unfair journalism and doing a
disservice to your readers. Perhaps you can't say anything favorable towards Pat Buchanan because that would offend you boss Kristol?
In closing, here is another view:
ROBERT NOVAK:
"Pat Buchanan's speech at Cato today was, I believe, from my standpoint,
the most thoughtful foreign policy speech I have heard this year. It isn't
isolationist. It isn't protectionist. It's saying, do we have any business
meddling all over the world?"
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Brown - Chicago Stock Exchange
Naperville, Illinois
HelterHaze@earthlink.net
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