Newt is running for President.
He says we have to have courage to look this in the face, look to the future, IOW, don't blame anyone...yadayada.
I say, Republicans need to have the courage to look this in the face---to rebut the tsunami of left wing media using this to attack Bush despite all evidence showing quite the opposite is true.
I don't expect it to happen, but if any time is the right one to take off the gloves and duke it out with the left, this is it. If there is ever a time for Pubbies in DC to stop trying to get invited to A List parties and to stop trying to get Tim Russert and Brian Williams to say nice things about them, this is it.
It is time to tell it like it is, let the chips fall where they may.
And DC Republicans seeking national approval or election know:
If, as a Republican, you say something that pi$$es the LEFT off, you lose the "moderates," who are totally spoon-fed the "facts" by media, and you become a pariah, crucified in media. (This is EXACTLY what happened to NEWT ten years ago).
If, as a Republican, you say something that DOESN'T pi$$ off the left, and instead pi$$es off the RIGHT, you lose little or nothing, because the voters on the right have nowhere else to turn and are going to vote Republican ANYWAY.
PLUS, you get articles about yourself in the NYT and Atlantic Monthly, and you get invited to DC parties with Tim Russert and Teddy Kennedy.