Elections: Pat for President?

Pat for President?

He believes the income tax should be abolished. He opposed George Bush on the gulf war, saying the conflict was not in the nation's interest. He was once described as Ronald Reagan's right arm. Now Patrick Buchanan, 53, may be running for President, challenging Bush for the Republican nomination. "It's a go," said his sister, Angela ("Bay") Buchanan, former U.S. Treasurer. "He's so excited."

Not so the White House. Though in public they dismiss Buchanan as a nuisance -- Marlin Fitzwater noted last week that the White House "already had one Buchanan," in 1857 -- Administration officials privately admit that the...

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