So ignore Iraq and it will go away? That's a strategery. :eyes:
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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Senate_GOP_to_sidestep_Iraq_in_0201.htmlSenate GOP to sidestep Iraq in planning party strategy
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Published: Thursday February 1, 2007
According to a story in Thursday's Roll Call, Republican senators are likely to ignore Iraq when they meet tomorrow to plan their party strategy for the new Congressional session. Instead, they hope to focus on domestic issues in order to lay out a clear party vision that they hope will help them retake the Senate majority in 2008.
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When GOP Senators go behind closed doors Friday to plot a unifying strategy for the 110th Congress, they likely will sidestep the one issue occupying most Members’ attention: the Iraq War.
Instead, Senate Republicans plan to focus on producing a domestic-heavy agenda, message and game plan for the next two years that positions them to reclaim the Senate majority in 2008. And even though their long-planned retreat lands right in the middle of a Senate debate over Iraq policy, GOP Senators and aides say they are optimistic they will find more togetherness than divisiveness.
“We’re fighting an unpopular war with a president
in the 30s — so yeah, it’s not ideal,” acknowledged a well-placed Senate GOP aide. “But our guys are going to have to come together. We have to look for ways we can come together.”
Senators will meet at the Library of Congress on Friday to brainstorm over legislative priorities and agree on the makings of a GOP agenda they hope will serve as a strong alternative to the Democrats. Republicans believe that one reason they lost so handily in 2006 is because they lost sight of their defining party principles and didn’t effectively lay out their vision to the electorate.
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