"How To Drive Pat Buchanan insane"

We've often discussed, on this blog, the difficulties facing believing Catholics who are engaged in politics (given that the "Catholic" view probably does not map neatly onto the platform and practice of either party). Here's an entertaining observation from the blog, "Evangelical Outpost," on a recent decision by a federal district court judge in Missouri to block deportation of a pregnant Mexican woman, noting that her unborn child is a "person", in light of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act:

"Pundit, journalist, and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan is both strongly pro-life (“I will use the Bully Pulpit to defend the sacred rights of the unborn to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”) and vehemently against illegal immigration (“We will stop the illegal immigration in its tracks.”). So imagine what he must think about this recent ruling:

A U.S. District judge in Missouri has temporarily prohibited the deportation of a pregnant Mexican woman who falsely claimed U.S. citizenship, saying that her fetus is a U.S. citizen and may be protected under the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004.

I almost wish Buchanan were still running for office just so we could find out what he thinks about this dilemma. I suspect that either his head would explode or that he’d shut down like the computer at the end of War Games. Either way, it would be fascinating to see him tussle with which of his dogmatic priorities would take precedence in this situation."

Rick