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.
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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.Vin Weber
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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