Rove says GOP Ready to Keep Power for Years

Cleveland Plain Dealer ^ | Tuesday, May 03, 2005 | Bill Sloat

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Other than the crimaliens, who's going to vote for them?

[GarySpFc]

In the previous elections I supported Bush and the Swift Boat Vets to the max with donations. I am receiving phone calls and letters from the Republicans almost every day asking for donations. I respond to both with, When you show me you are serious about fixing the illegal immigrant problem, then the money will start flowing again.

[Americanexpat]

"Did he say anything about being ready to use power."

Thank you! I may just be an old barbarian but what use does having power do you if you don't use it.

A lot of Republicans like to talk crap about winning the last election ans such, but if the politicians we elected don't start acting like winners pretty soon we will be singing a different tune in 2008.

[pollyannaish]

I have to tell you...I am enormously disappointed in Republicans. Not so much the people we elected, but the rank and file—us—the little people. We, we just turned out our base in the last election in the highest numbers ever; against the press, several large government agencies (State/CIA), the weenie ridden countries of Old Europe, George Soros, Micheal Moore and several other self-aggrandizers, and a tall little man who, when the going got tough, turned his tail and sped his boat up the river and out of harms way as quickly as he could. DON'T BE LIKE HIM.

Now, after all of that, we turn around and whine about what powerless little victims we are of the big bad people in the house and senate. What?

We disparage the other side for not being patient and seeing the bigger picture when it comes to the Iraq war. What, may I ask, is the difference with the way we are treating or our own team right now?

They need us to back them up. We need to get ourselves out of the big comfy chair, talk to our friends and neighbors who are wavering, and help these guys tackle one thing at a time. Bolton, judges and social security.

If anyone, anyone ever calls my house asking me how I think the president and republicans in congress are doing, I'm going to tell them great, fine, terrific, couldn't be better. Put that in your poll and smoke it.

Why? Because even though I heartily disagree with the current approach to border control and even though I think we're spending like a college kid with his first credit card, I realize I contribute to that, for better or worse. (I want our highway fixed, doggonit) Anytime the press quotes sinking poll ratings for Congress, or the President, the assumption is because "he is getting way, way too conservative."

We know, of course, that much of the ratings drop is that conservatives aren't happy. But it will never be presented that way, because, well because even good journalists are completely clueless about that. They just don't see that part.

We have to work on is realigning this country to create a "new middle" that is on the conservative side of the line. Then we can continue to work towards the right. But we have to provide backup to those—even the RINOs—to keep things headed in our direction. Before the RINOs can go, we have to convince the people in those districts that this is the way they want to go. Win from the ground up. Always from the ground up.

Kvetching our lives away is only going to keep it from happening. We'll hand the whole platter back to the other team, sad and confused, because the we the people got mad, stomped off the field and didn't block for our QB. And that would be the most shameful kind of loss.

/rant

[Czar]

All good points. I concur.

[F16Fighter]

Rove's blueprint for winning elections still emphasizes traditional values, education, low taxes and a word he stressed Monday - compassion.

AND especially LIP SERVICE.

[kms61]

Remarks like that often come back to haunt the speaker. Hopefully these won't be filed under the category "famous last words."

I just get kind of antsy when someone says something like this. It smacks of hubris.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Dissilussionment is setting in, and the republicans better wake up and take notice.

I suppose that means you intend to run.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Good post. I agree.

[JOE43270]

GOOD!

[meema]

I don't know where Rove is getting his arrogance, but the way I feel now, I may just not vote the next 2 times. That would be Hastert and whoever runs for Pres in '08.

Talk about disillusion...

You said it all, Stopislamnow.