USA: Vote 2006: To Walter Shapiro,Salon -since Strausz-Hupe, it's called 'Protracted Conflict,' and that the WarVsTerror is

Surprise! Karl Rove addressed the Republic National Committee to outline an approach for the GOP in the upcomng US Fed elections, largely for seats in the House of Representatives, some in the Senate, and some Governors. And his address touched on three points integral to what he considers a winning campaign platform will be: 1.) winning the Protracted Conflict against the Terrorist combine which may take 50 or 75 years; 2.) emphasizing the health of the economy, relatively low unemployment, and the role of tax cuts in all this; and 3.) we Republicans have seen two excellent Judges get longterm seats on the Supreme Court (with the possiblity of a third appointment before the Bush dispensation is complete?),



The problem is that this salonisto muy loco, true to la forme salonique, is salonivating all over the place with dribbled drool, sneers, and an attempt to play off the "neglected to mention" topics of Social Security (blocked by Dems and partisan leftwing groups), health care (the new drug prescription law for Seniors is kicking in and will display its benefits in the long run, becoming a future model, I think), and energy (there's no solution here, until the US dares to resort to a command-economy move on a particular strategic industry, revolutionizing the vehicle industry on a tripartite basis to drop present products in favour of mandating vehicles exclusively fuelled by non-pollutants). But the Republicans don't have the guts, which the Dems also lack, for such a move. And the Greens are satisfied to quarrel against opening oil fields in Alaska, while supporting the full range of far-left policies like walking out of Iraq prematurely. Too bad. - Politicarp