[throwback]

The main danger for Republicans is that while 76 of the 87 House GOP freshmen voted with Mr. Boehner, a substantial minority of GOP activists did not want the debt ceiling raised regardless of what the consequences were for the economy. A dispirited base could generate costly primaries and depress turnout.

The only insight of Rove's I can probably agree with in this piece since it describes me. At least he knows I hate him and his ilk and why.

[Jedidah]

Rove is right in describing the larger picture. The entire political conversation now is about fiscal policy, which would normally make eyes glaze over.

If they play it well and drag it out through the fall’s upcoming battles (continuing resolution to fund government operations, extension of Bush tax cuts, vote on balanced budge amendment, etc.), this should seriously help Republicans next year.

We must control the conversation.

[lewislynn]

a substantial minority of GOP activists did not want the debt ceiling raised regardless of what the consequences were for the economy.

The opposite is true.
Phony big government loving dimwit!

[org.whodat]

Rove, supports the rinos and big government spending, I would never have guessed it, giving all of those spending bills bush vetoed. The man is a vacuum hose.

[sam_paine]

What we really must do now is focus on primary battles to weaken the GOP immediately rather than continue the offensive and plot the near-term political strategy to get Reid and Obama and Keynes and Geithner and Sebelius Napolitano and Holder and Carney and Jarrett and etc... out of our lives forever. /s