Buchanan thinks Bush, GOP setting up Democrats for anti-war hit

David EdwardsPublished: Wednesday March 28, 2007

Conservative pundit Pat Buchanan contended that Congressional Republicans, with the president's support, had explicitly decided to allow an Iraq timetable for the withdrawal of US troops to pass, so that following an almost certain veto, Democrats will have to send Bush a war funding bill that could deeply divide the party.

"After this goes through and they've had their vote on the non-binding resolution, then they're gonna be told, 'You've lost on those, now give me the money,'" Buchanan said on Tuesday's broadcast of MSNBC's Scarborough Country.

"And when Pelosi takes that to the floor, her party will split right in half, Republicans will vote almost unanimously for the money and a number of Democrats will support it," he continued. "It is the Democratic Party that will be split then, they are being set up for this hit."

A transcript of Buchanan's appearance follows the video.