That is what I like about Reagan, he wasn’t a “go along to get along” type of person and didn’t play games. That is what I didn’t like about Bush especially Bush Sr. More of “go along to get along” even when being talked down by the democrats. Reagan didn’t put up with it !
Bush Sr. didn’t have Reagan’s resolve and determination to accomplish things he believed in. Bush Jr., I agree, was more of a go-long guy who trusted too much in those he put into positions of authority - it was just his management style and it led to his being ‘handled’ by people like Rove. What I hear in Palin is the return of resolve and determination. Our nation desperately needs determined conservatives and if they are blue bloods or whatever, that’s fine, Rove should realize this too. But it is not surprising to hear critics from those who used to have more power and who sense that their voices will be diminished. What is going to be tragic are the number of hours fellow republicans will spend watching their backs in the months to come. The common opponent is Obama, his policies and his ideologies. I wonder if Rove thinks we have enough ammunition to shoot both at ourselves AND at Obama. It is tedious of him to pick one little comment, the word ‘blueblood’, and make an issue of it. Perhaps he wants to stay in the news cycle or perhaps he has someone else in mind for the presidency. Either way, he has not been a team player for a few months now. But like him or not, Rove will be in the picture for quite a while.
Now the Roves and the Bushes combine the worst of both worlds: going along to get along with the Dems and the MSM—but playing ugly games to attack Palin and her disciples.