I don't have much to say about Pat Buchanan that I haven't already said. His belief that "white folks built this country" is one that I think is more widely shared than people would like to admit, and goes a long way towards explaining his hostility towards sharing this country with people whom he simply believes aren't American. If this country belongs to white people, why should they have to share it -- any facet of it, from tax dollars for public goods to college admissions to places on the Supreme Court. If white people get a leg up on access to or control of such resources -- that makes sense to Buchanan, after all, by definition such resources belong to whites, collectively.
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In any case, I just want to reiterate my view that Buchanan should not be fired from MSNBC. He's merely saying what others lack the courage to say, and I believe his views are so extreme and vile as to be self-discrediting for him and for the GOP. Which is part of the reason those who agree with him choose to stay silent, or express themselves in more ambiguous terms.
-- A. Serwer
