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Republicans hope for new terror attack to reverse party's decline
(Doug Thompson, Capitol Hill Blue, November 10, 2005)
A confidential memo circulating among senior Republican leaders suggests that a new attack by terrorists on U.S. soil could reverse the sagging fortunes of President George W. Bush as well as the GOP and "restore his image as a leader of the American people." . . . The closely-guarded memo lays out a list of scenarios to bring the Republican party back from the political brink, including a devastating attack by terrorists that could "validate" the President's war on terror and allow Bush to "unite the country" in a "time of national shock and sorrow." . . . The memo says such a reversal in the President's fortunes could keep the party from losing control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections. . . . The memo outlines other scenarios, including: --Capture of Osama bin Laden (or proof that he is dead); --A drastic turnaround in the economy; --A "successful resolution" of the Iraq war. . . . GOP memos no longer talk of “victory” in Iraq but use the term "successful resolution." . . . "A successful resolution would be us getting out intact and civil war not breaking out until after the midterm elections," says one insider. . . . The memo circulates as Tuesday's disastrous election defeats have left an already dysfunctional White House in chaos, West Wing insiders say, with shouting matches commonplace and the blame game escalating into open warfare. . . . "This place is like a high-school football locker room after the team lost the big game," grumbles one Bush administration aide. "Everybody’s pissed and pointing the finger at blame at everybody else." . . . Republican gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey deepened rifts between the Bush administration and Republicans who find the President radioactive. . . . "Most knew an appearance by the President would hurt Kilgore rather than help him but (Karl) Rove rammed it through, convincing Bush that he had enough popularity left to make a difference." . . . Bush didn't have any popularity left. Overnight tracking polls showed Kilgore dropped three percentage points after the President’s appearance and Democrat Tim Kaine won on Tuesday. . . . Conservative Pennsylvania Republican Senator Rick Santorum told radio talk show host Don Imus Wednesday that he does not want the President's help and will stay away from a Bush rally in his state on Friday. . . . As Republican political strategists scramble to find a message – any message – that will ring true with voters, GOP leaders in Congress admit privately that control of their party by right-wing extremists makes their recovery all but impossible. . . . "We’ve made our bed with these people," admits an aide to House Speaker Denny Hastert. "Now it’s the morning after and the hangover hurts like hell."

posted by LoZo 12:37 PM