GOPer compares brand to bad dog food

[Contrary1]

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A former House GOP leader is calling this year's political atmosphere "the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than the fall of 2006," citing "deep seeded (sic) antipathy toward the president."

Rep. Tom Davis wrote a 20-page treatise (see earlier note) assessing the state of the Republican Party as we head into the summer and presented it to House GOP rank and file this morning. Davis, who is retiring, is rumored to be interested in finishing his term as the head of the GOP House campaign arm.

We are hearing a lot today from Republicans and their concern about their "brand," and Davis takes it to another level in his memo; "a congressional GOP brand tied to George Bush is struggling"; "...deep seeded antipathy toward the president, the war, gas prices, the economy, foreclosures and, in some areas, the underlying cultural differences that continue to brand our party." And the kicker, "the Republican brand is in the trash can...if we were dog food, they would take us off the shelf."

And just in case anyone is laboring under the illusion that the party can remake itself in the image of John McCain, Davis asserts, "McCain has his own branding and it is not consistent with congressional Republican branding."

More: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/14/1022156.aspx

[cynatnite]

1. My new neighbor told me today that she voted for bush...twice...

she totally regrets it now and will only vote for someone with a 'D' next to his or her name.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. Maybe all of the repuke politicians will fall into a deep

depression - a depression so deep that they will want to give it up, resign their seats, go home and sleep for a hundred years.........

I can dream, can't I?