[sarasotarepublican]

I see a lot of posts about 2008, but we need a sweeping victory in 2006 first.

Absolutely true! It all depends on how much success the President will have in the tax and medicare issues. This will be a huge factor in picking up more Republican seats. I think the tax issue is huge.

[princess leah]

It's all about putting up STRONG CANDIDATES - especially in democratic states. We should be able to win seats in FL, NM and ND, but trying to wrest Ted Kennedy out of Liberal MA would take a CURT SHILLING! And that whole Northeast Region always goes democrat, so we need a big name republican in those states to have ANY hope...California needs a big name pubbie to unseat Feinstein (they blew it this year when they could have taken on Boxer, but no they picked that loser Jones!)

[mombrown1]

FAIR TAX

[TomSmedley]

Well, this is what I've told quite a few GOP senators this morning, by way of their contact pages http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

A spectre is haunting the hopes of conservative voters across this nation.

If you permit Arlen Spectre to chair the judiciary committe,

I am one of MILLIONS of Christians who will take it as a betrayal of everything we thought we were working for when we supported your party.

I can assure you -- if that happens, MILLIONS of us will either sit out the next elections, or give our votes to third or fourth parties.

It's not the open virulence of Democrats that hurts the most, BUT SUAVE BETRAYAL BY PERCEIVED FRIENDS.

Spectre today = loss of presidency, house, and senate in 2008. I can promise you that.

[alessandrofiaschi]

We must win in Iraq too, and reduce Twin Debts. I'm sure the President will succeed in these targets, but not in two years!

[uncbob]

Absolutely true! It all depends on how much success the President will have in the tax and medicare issues

And he better quit being the invisible man and use the Bully Pulpit and go over the MSM heads

If he doesn't they will skewer his tax and SS and Medicare ideas