Cole: Be Warned, Republicans

[Janett_Reno]

You got to love this, Rep. Tom Cole, of the Republicans tells it like it is and after the fact, now Republicans see that Bush/Cheney/Rumsfield and the neocon adm has destroyed the Republican party. McCain has an uphill battle. Ms winning some Democrat seats? Wow, i bet the Republicans are thinking of another job besides politicians. He is bascially telling them that the one liners are over. You know, the faith and values speaches. It took these neocon Republicans to get us in the mess we are in and it will take the Democrats to get us out of the mess and back on track. I am very curious who Obama will pick for his vice to help put us back on the right track and make America strong again. Oh, here is the article....

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http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/...epublicans.php

A fairly remarkable statement from the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Rep. Tom Cole, about tonight's special election in Mississippi. He's warning his incumbents and challengers: change or die.

We are disappointed in tonight’s election results. Though the NRCC, RNC and Mississippi Republicans made a major effort to retain this seat, we came up short.
“Tonight’s election highlights two significant challenges Republicans must overcome this November. First, Republicans must be prepared to campaign against Democrat challengers who are running as conservatives, even as they try to join a liberal Democrat majority. Though the Democrats’ task will be more difficult in a November election, the fact is they have pulled off two special election victories with this strategy, and it should be a concern to all Republicans.
“Second, the political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general. Therefore, Republicans must undertake bold efforts to define a forward looking agenda that offers the kind of positive change voters are looking for. This is something we can do in cooperation with our Presidential nominee, but time is short.
“I encourage all Republican candidates, whether incumbents or challengers, to take stock of their campaigns and position themselves for challenging campaigns this fall by building the financial resources and grassroots networks that offer them the opportunity and ability to communicate, energize and turn out voters this election.”