Monday, September 18, 2006

Tribunal Dispute Could Ruin GOP Strategy


GOP vs. GOP...

Congressional Republicans had carefully orchestrated the finale of the legislative year to be a showdown with Democrats over which party is best equipped to keep the country safe, a handpicked fight on traditional Republican turf.
But the high-stakes standoff between President Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over military tribunals could ruin that legislative strategy, political analysts and strategists say. Instead of fighting Democrats, Republicans find themselves in the middle of an intraparty struggle between an embattled president and two of the most respected figures in their party, McCain and his ally on the issue, former secretary of state Colin L. Powell.
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1 comment:

airJackie said...

GOP vs GOP both will lose the American people win. I wonder what the world leaders are saying about the chaos here with the Bush team vs the Bush team. I wonder what Fitz thinks about all this most of his cases involve the Bush team and their supporters.