That won’t be the case in ‘08.
Corruption.....and spending like drunken sailors, and illegal immigrants camping out on my lawn..........
I thought Mr. McCain and Mr. Fiengold said if we traded in our 1st Amendment rights that would solve the corruption problem.
Corruption, uncontrolled spending . . . . . in fact the inability to distinguish between Democrats and Republicans had a great deal to do with the ‘06 loss.
The drive-bys can characterize it any way that they like. The reality is that the strong negativity that they and the Dems have generated toward Bush and the ‘Pubbies, PLUS the actions by the ‘Pubbies that made them indistinguishable from liberals all contributed to the ‘06 loss.
So far, there is no comprehensible response by the ‘Pubbies to reclaim their conservative values in ‘08 - there is only a greater disaster by the Democrats that has given the Congress overall a lower approval rating than Bush! Definitiely something to ponder!!
Well, Rove isn’t entirely correct. I think the do nothing Congress bought it on itself. No more limp wristed wimps like Bill Frists!!!! And the Administration’s stubborn stance refusing to secure our borders ranked high as well.
I think he's trying to replace Dick Morris as "The Guy Most Likely To Get It Wrong."
I think the GOP would have held power in both chambers until the Foley thing happened. I’m still wondering where all these indictments are since Brian Ross claimed a crime was committed?
Get real. The Iraq war is unpopular and of course it contributed to our getting pounded in 06. The left wing media creates the discontent, but it is real nonetheless. It also doesn’t help that the GOP spits in the faces of conservatives with illegal alien amnesties, refusing to secure the borders, and spending money like Ted Kennedy on a drunken bender. Illegal immigration can be our issue in 2008. If our candidate is the guy who will secure the borders (not just promise it but do it) we could beat Hillary. If our guys continue to act like democrats, we are toast. Get your prayer rug ready so you can be like Vice-President Hussein Obama.
But Rove “the Genius” said over and over and over it was opposition to Bush’s immigration scheme.
Now out of his mouth he tactily admitted he lied. Flat out lied over and over and over.
Actually what he says now is half true. All the exit polls ranked “corruption” as the no. 1 or 2 concern.
Whatever the circumstances were in 2004, we all must consider that in 2008 it will be Hillary against someone else. If that doesn’t scare you enough to vote for “someone else”, nothing else will matter.
He’s right on that one!
Mr Rove is correct. The right was fed up with the RINOS and the corruption from others and a general housekeeping was performed. In 2008 the Moonbats will be ousted with great prejudice
It wasn’t corruption or the War. If you ask me, it had to do with Republicans fleeing Conservative values, plain and simple.
I agree wholeheartedly. Iraq was tough in 2004 when the Dems got pasted. Thank Randy Cuttingham.
Rove doesn’t have a clue. While the Republicans were sitting around with their thumb up their butt, the Democrats were pushing their agenda so they won the election. The problem for the Dems is that the Democrats haven’t done schick since the election. They have no agenda. What little they have done has been met with white teeth and steppin feet by the Republicans. The Republicans need to start sounding off about the impotence of the Democrats.
The great thing is that the Democrats can’t do anything without drawing the ire of the peace and impeachment nutbags.
More likely it was Repubs trying to out-lib liberals.
It has much more to do with Immigration, MSM's one-sided highlight of corruption on the GOP end...and the reality of history where the party out of power has always picked up seats in the 6th year of a POTUS -
The GOP candidate wins in 08, if he stands firm on victory in the WOT/Iraq (touts our successes), is firm on immigration and continued tax policy of GWB.
The DEMs lose on NS/WOT.....which is why the MSM are trying all they can to get the GOP to run away from those issues...
I’d argue with Rove that corruption was just a symptom of a lack of strong leadership to congressional republicans from either the President, the RNC, or the congressional leadership.
That is why the House has a “Whip”. To keep the coffle in line. When a congressman or senator decided to break ranks, he should have been strongly disciplined from day one. Such independence is no more tolerable among congressmen than it is in a military formation.