Jezebelle is the one advocating Rove, not me.
I already emailed Newt asking him to go for it.
Well, Bush was elected for two terms. Whether he had a name for the tenor of his programs or not, I think his programs and the tenor would be the same. I think the phrase “compassionate conservatism” was a marketing ploy, nothing more.
And it worked. Bush was elected twice, which was better than having Gore or Kerry elected, so you may want to rethink your argument against Rove. Newt’s a great guy, brilliant man and scholar, but he’s not the greatest political strategist. He let the rats outmaneuver him. Rove didn’t. Don’t you think we have enough upper management people who don’t know how to win, how to street-fight, and continue to bring needles to gunfights?
I know. Reality sucks sometimes.