[I still care]

I was listening to this today. It was a blow away interview - so much info.

Delay's analysis on why conservatives lost kept me glued to the radio.

[Hildy]

This interview scared me to death. The Dems have everything in order...they have all the money behind them, hidden under the guise of legitimate organizations. I almost cried after this interview.

[Yardstick]

Yep, me too. After lunch, I sat in my car for about twenty extra minutes listening. DeLay's comments about the size and strength of the Democrat machine are worrisome.

I thought this was interesting:

There's just a lot of things that we did that were accomplished and thank goodness that we did. But your e-mailer is absolutely right, and I have to take some responsibility for this. We sucked at communication. It was our biggest weakness. We just could not get it together. Thank God that we had you and others that at least understood what was going on and were talking about it. But yes, we needed a national communications strategy. We needed to put our brightest and most articulate people out front, and we needed to tell our story over and over again and stand up to the national media...

Delay is confirming big time what we all know, which is that we're getting killed in the communication department. It's just incredible how we're failing to attend to something so vital. I heard an interview with Douglas Feith the other day and he was saying the same thing. He was totally baffled by the utter ineptitude and passivity on the PR front. Said it was the thing that puzzled him the most about this administration.

One other thought -- as I was listening to DeLay, it occurred to me who is going to win the Republican primary. Not the exact person per se, but the type of person. It's going to be the guy who seems like he'll do the best job of FIGHTING BACK. Conservatives want a conservative, of course, but right now what they crave is a fighter. I know I do. We're sick of this "new tone" crap and want someone who will stand up for a change. I think this bodes well for your Guilliani and maybe your Thompson types -- guys who seem authentically tough -- and poorly for your polished Mitt Romney types.

[Still_Sorta_Sane]

Hi all,
Regarding the Delay interview on Rush. Rush doesn't give up time on his show lightly ever, and this was a giant soapbox for Delay to , in effect, trash conservatives, essentially.
We all lament the utter lack of ability of current WH, and the leadership (?) in general, of being unable to counter any dem charges. But, could someone help me out here......... WHY, so publicly trash fellow conservatives, virutally on the eve of the summer conventions, in a rather tawdry display of personal venom, when we need all the cohesion we can muster ?
I'm stunned, and I want to believe that Rush has the best interests of the party in mind, but this interview was all about how strong and formidable the dems are, and how much $$$, grassroots, etc, etc they have, and how petty and small minded the Right is. Delay made the dems seem unbeatable. Not what I wanted to hear/read.
Anyone else get a sour feeling from this ? I'm reeling here.