Hell has frozen over! Pat Buchanan supports Obama on Iran....

[monmouth]

Conservative commenter Pat Buchanan rarely has kind things to say about Barack Obama. But on the issue of the Iranian election, Buchanan has emerged as an unlikely supporter of the president's approach.

In a Townhall column Tuesday, Buchanan analyzed the presidential election results and commented on the implication of the outcome for Iran and America.

Buchanan writes: "Obama, with his outstretched hand, his message to Iran on its national day, his admission that the United States had a hand in the 1953 coup in Tehran, his assurances that we recognize Iran's right to nuclear power, succeeded. He stripped the Ayatollah and Ahmadinejad of their clinching argument -- that America is out to destroy Iran and they are indispensable to Iran's defense."

Buchanan is not alone among conservatives in taking this moment to stand behind the president.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/16/pat-buchanan-praises-obam_n_216347.html

[billyoc]

1. Pat's an old school isolationist.

[wyldwolf]

2. you beat me to it

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

5. Also an avid "dickist". But that's beside the point. nt

[jesus_of_suburbia]

8. THIS. I would have predicted Pat to support Obama on this issue.

Pat is still an a-hole.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

10. Yeah, and he's a wank on a lot of other stuff, but it should be noted when he

goes against the grain of being a complete douche.

[Cha]

3. President Obama has taken

the right approach on Iran..what is surprising is pat the bigot's reaction!

[RoadRage]

4. Well,

He's obviously been hanging around Rachel to long... :rofl:

[masuki bance]

6. That's Awesome!

Wait a sec......huh?

[SpartanDem]

7. Pat also opposed the Iraq

he tends to be very isolationist on foreign policy

[angee_is_mad]

9. He does that when the heat is on

don't fall for it. After his ass-remarks over the last two weeks, msnbc probably told him he needed to calm it down.
He wasn't on tweety today and that is a pure sign that he is in the doghouse.

[TeamJordan23]

11. Its only the neo cons who want Obama to get involved. nm

[invictus]

13. That's right.

nt

[Douglas Carpenter]

12. I have to say this does not surprise me

Pat Buchanan does believe that with the Soviet Union gone, it is time for America to get out of the empire business and avoid foreign entanglements.

"A Republic - Not an Empire"

This is the ONLY point I can find myself agreeing with Mr. Buchanan on.

[rhett o rick]

14. What are the Neocons saying? Liz Cheney says it don't matter who is the leader,

we must hate Iran. (i added my interpretation)

[flpoljunkie]

15. Check out this photo from today's Mousavi supporter's rally...

[tblue37]

17. Terrific!! That almost looks like the campaign rallies for Obama last year. nt

[Politicalboi]

16. Yes and all the Iranians

Who accidentally voted for Pat are pissed about the butterfly ballot. LOL! Heard that on Hardball today.

[GivePeaceAchance]

18. I think reaching out to Nancy Reagan has made some of the old faithful trust him some. More Nancy...

that's what I say. If he can get her to attend a few functions make her guest of honor here and there it may soften feelings on the right make our work that bit more easy going. Whatever it takes for peace and co-operation I'm all for it.