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rumpel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-18-05 09:36 AM
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LATimes:Rove's Troubles Expose Strategic Drawbacks of a United Front
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-outlook18jul18,1,3623231.column?coll=la-headlines-nation

Ron Brownstein

Washington Outlook
Rove's Troubles Expose Strategic Drawbacks of a United Front
The testimonials to Karl Rove that flowed from Republicans great and small last week were, above all, a testament to the kind of party that he and President Bush have constructed.

For most of American history, the two major political parties have been ideologically ramshackle coalitions renowned for their resistance to central direction. Bush, with Rove as the "architect," has constructed a party that expects, and enforces, a heightened level of loyalty more commonly found in a parliamentary system. In Rove's GOP, preserving party unity has become the prime directive.


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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-18-05 09:43 AM
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1. Amen and hallelujah!

And may all the Repug rats go down with their ship!

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