[Logophile]

If we can usher out the partisan rancor that has so marred the past five years, then we must.

I was with Mr. Barnett until this line. I think he is utterly wrong. President Bush tried the "new tone" approach and it was a disaster. The partisan rancor was largely on the side of the Democrats, who used it to their great advantage. It was not pretty, but it worked.

If the Republicans are to win, they must confront the Democrats. A little partisan rancor over the right issues would do wonders to energize the Republican base.

[Tamzee]

President Bush tried the "new tone" approach and it was a disaster. The partisan rancor was largely on the side of the Democrats, who used it to their great advantage. It was not pretty, but it worked.

If the Republicans are to win, they must confront the Democrats.

I agree totally... that, I think, was the largest mistake of them all - not confronting the Democrat lying and vicious tactics HEAD-ON, from the bully pulpit, using zinger soundbites that would guarantee attention on the liberal networks that the brain-dead masses get their voting guides from...

I don't blame Bush for trying the bi-partisan efforts in the beginning, but once we saw that it was continually thrown in our faces and Democrats were continually lying to the American public and risking America's safety for political leverage, Bush and all prominent Republicans should have taken the gloves OFF!!!