From: Gary Britt 

The republicans lost control of congress because of the incompetent
republican leadership in congress.  I'm not saying Bush didn't play some
part, just that control of congress could have still been won by
republicans in 2006 if the leadership in the republican congress hadn't
been so incompetent for so long.

Gary

Robert Comer wrote:
> They're pretty far right for socialist, look to some of the socialists
> in other countries and you'll see what I mean.
>
>> I agree that the incompetent leadership in the republican Congress, McCain
>> and Graham's traitorous actions on Judges, and some mistakes by Bush in
>> priorities and handling of post Iraq war, the timing of dumping Rumsfeld,
>> etc. are to blame.
>
> No, sorry, Bush, and only Bush is to blame for the worst of it. McCain
> and Graham are weird, but what they have done is below the radar of
> most voters.  I can't stand either one myself...
>
>> They blew it, and they haven't done the house cleaning
>> of the leadership that needs to be done so they are still blowing it.
>
> At least we agree on that. 
>
>> The
>> Republicans began their long march toward losing power back in 1998 when
>> they dumped Newt who was the soul of the new ideas that brought them to
>> power to begin with.
>
> I'd place the blame elsewhere and about 2 years later...
>

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