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    I do think we're at a critical, pivotal moment for the Republican Party right now. The problem we're facing today is that that hard-work effort to define a reform conservative agenda has taken a back seat to simply political, tactical efforts to retain power.

    In the short run, members of Congress will get allergic to lobbyists. They'll be nervous about taking calls and holding meetings, to say nothing of lavish trips to Scotland. Those will be out. For a period of time now, members of Congress will be concerned about even legitimate contact with the lobbying world.

    There are a lot of people in leadership just because they were the first in.

    I think the fact is, over the last six years of this administration, Karl Rove, because of his importance to the president and his importance to the administration, has been able to do what he wants to do, and that will largely continue to be the case.

    I think that the Democrats are unable to exploit issues like energy, taxes and Iraq because they have nothing to say. The problem with the issue of corruption is the opposition party doesn't have to have anything to say. All you've got to be is the other party, so it worries me.


    It's a personal blow to the vice president.

    This was the first time Republicans had full control since the '50s we wanted to show we could work together as a governing majority. Coming this far without a veto, that's a sign of the party's cohesion and the president's strength.

    Arthur Andersen is in the middle of a firestorm. For the near term, the coalition and Andersen will pursue separate paths.

    He has sent a loud message to the people who raise and give political money that the Democrats are no longer in charge.

    Obviously, the best thing for the Republican Party is to have this all end as quickly as possible. But at the end of the day, you cannot ask a guy who all of us think is an upstanding and honorable guy to give up his legal rights.

    This vague issue of corruption hanging over Republicans is not good, because it is the one thing on which Democrats don't have to have an alternative policy. I don't want that cloud over us going into next year's elections.

    I don't think you want to send a signal that this is a crisis bigger than it is.

    The most important thing for them to do is to get this thing behind them -- and I know it's not easy -- and get on with the day-to-day business. It's important for them to focus on a couple things that need to be done.

    Everybody understands that Hastert is the right person to do this at this particular point in history. It's unfortunate for him that the circumstances are so very difficult.

    These numbers indicate deep trouble for the party this fall. For House Republicans, it means that a lot of seats that they have been thinking of as safe are going to be competitive.

    John has done a remarkable thing in that he got knocked off the leadership ladder and has resurrected himself.


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