Agreed. I like Mehlman and think he's been a good chairman, but a change would be appropriate. Another factor is that Mehlman is a Bush guy and it's not President Bush's party anymore. I don't mean that as a knock of Bush or a snarky dig about the election results. It's simpler than than. We are now officially in the midst of the 2008 elections and George Bush isn't going to be on the ticket. Mehlman is perceived as a White House/Rove functionary. The RNC probably needs someone a little more independent to play honest broker through the primaries.
'We are now officially in the midst of the 2008 elections and George Bush isn't going to be on the ticket.'
This bears repeating. Everyone needs to get it that it's time to start the next marathon and we won't be using the same runners as last time.
Replacing RNC chairman, Congressional leadership & finding fresh candidates for POTUS is all on the list of things to do so that Republicans can make their comeback in 2008 instead of 2012/2016.
Can we really afford to play around for 6 to 10 years?