tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post515095915694459723..comments2024-03-28T15:25:10.873-04:00Comments on Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: A Treasury of Pat Buchanan Columns: A Free “E-Book”Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-56221027962517454962018-06-04T03:02:15.061-04:002018-06-04T03:02:15.061-04:00Pat was in my local paper for years in the editori...Pat was in my local paper for years in the editorial section,but interestingly,once the blacks and Mex poured into Grand Rapids(and the whites amscrayed to the suburbs),our "Grand Rapids Press" found out their subscriber base had left as well.The section 8 renters weren't interested in a daily paper--most couldn't even READ ENGLISH!!!Also they couldn't afford it.<br /> Therefore,the paper's finances got tight and the editorial page was the first section to get the ax.<br /> I used to subscribe to the Chicago Tribune a while back and Mr.Buchanan was a regular there as well.It's been at least a decade since I've read a Trib,so I can't say if the same fate befell the Trib's editorial page as GR's paper. <br /> Point being,all these guys were very influential 2 decades ago:Jack Anderson,Will,Germond,Mike Royko,Buchanan and on the other side,Clarence Page comes to mind.Papers these days are merely shadows of their former selves(what used to be 80 pages in a daily is now 15-20)and so are political commentators like Pat.Not because his writing has slipped,but because of the same thing that happened to Paul McCartney.Sir Paul has put out albums (some very good)for the last 20 years,that no one has heard of.As great as he is,his influence on current music is zip.Pat's in the same boat,so these days,you just have to look harder for him--unless you check in here (and ZH occasionally).Rumor has it that President Trump uses Mr B for advice.THAT is good to hear,if true.<br />--GR AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com