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The big losers in the 2006 election are, hmm... hold on, is the glass half full or empty? Oh, well, before getting lost on that sidetrack, the big losers in the 2006 election would seem to be the RHINOs and the pantywaste senatorial leadership. Why would anyone continue to follow this group of pandering losers as leading 2008 Presidential candidates? Oh sure, McCain will probably survive. However, his media clout/face time will fade. It won't take long for the PRESSident (aka -- driveby media) to realize that continuing to give him the spot light may only enable him to work...

Well, if anything can be learned from this year's elections is the GOPs 'prevent defense' in politics didn't work much better than your typical prevent defense in football. The GOP just laid back and waited for the game to come to them. And they lost. Go figure! Where they might have bundled election efforts and expanded the debate to challenge marginally held Dem seats (and cause some Dem efforts to defend those seats), the GOP focused on protecting a few chosen house seats based upon local issues and personalities. This in turn helped promote low turnouts in neighboring districts which...

The 2006 PRESSidential Race def: PRESSident – pronounced PRESSSSSSSSSident (like a slithering snake); The drive-by media's political position when the Democrat's control at least one body of the government. For the PRESS, 2006 isn't an off year Congressional election. If the PRESS can twist the public's view of reality to get a Democrat Congress elected, 2006 becomes a PRESSidential election year. This is because with one wing of government under their wing, the PRESSident (the unelected drive-by media) will once again take charge of the nation's agenda. The six o'clock news will return to the good old days of PRESSident...

A workable winning exit strategy. Basically, stop pussy footing around and win the war in Bagdad by an Iraq led divide and conquer strategy. Get the Iraq's government to take their gloves off and take the lead in this conflict... It's a winnable strategy, but only one that the Iraq leadership can successfully execute. * Step 1 -- Iraq needs to get Sadam's trial over and done ASAP -- execute him... OK, perhaps a side issue... * Step 2 -- Iraq needs to stop pussy footing around with the insurgency (whoever it is). o Start by dividing Bagdad into various...