I would wager that Pat receives great amounts of money from oil-rich Mohammedan groups.
You WIN the wager.
Pat and his buddy Jim Baker hate Israel with a passion and have been on the take from the muslims for a LONG time.
Why would they throw money at Pat? To act as a lobbyist?
Outside of political junkies like me, his influence is not all that grand these days. Sort of like George Will or Maureen Dowd. Or maybe Buchanan still does have some pull.