Republicans Ready for 2010 Senate Offensive

December 11, 2008 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Republicans will probably have enough senators to block Democratic domination, but the margin is too close for comfort, and the group dedicated to electing GOP senators is quickly revamping to get ready for the 2010 midterms. Today, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is to name a new communications and finance boss. Brian Walsh, the press guy for the new NRSC chair, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, takes the top media post, and Dorinda Moss, who is close to Newt Gingrich, becomes the finance chair.

Senators have big expectations for Cornyn on two fronts: money and message. On the money end, being from Texas is considered a very big plus because Cornyn has a vast landscape to tap for donations. On the message front, senators are hoping he can gin up a strategic election plan to win back some of the seats lost to Democrats as that party has reached 58 seats in the Senate. We've known Walsh for a long time, and he seems like a good fit in the new job. What's more, his allies have his back. Former top House and Senate press chief Ron Bonjean tells me, "I hired Brian to be a press intern when I worked for Rep. Kay Granger. He is a talented and aggressive communications force and will be perfect at the NRSC. One thing we all know about Brian: He is always on. Brian Walsh is like Chuck Norris. He does not sleep. He waits."

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If Terry Ann is a former republican then I am Tom Cruise.....

Tom Cruise of NY 12:18AM December 15, 2008

I changed parties because the Republican Party is just so closed minded. RNC is so busy trying to be "gotcha" with the Democrats they have not come up with an original idea in years. I don't know if Karl Rove just seared their brains or what? I see where they are comtemplating working with Sarah Palin and Newt Gringich again! Gov. Palin could not put an intelligent sentence together and the RNC couldn't get rid of Gingrich fast enough in 1998. I am guessing the RNC is tuning into the goof-ball Rush Looserbaugh instead of getting together and working out an intelligent plan on how to get back into power. Maybe that is the problem, we are just thinking of POWER, MONEY, and not what is best for our nation, how to correct this financial crisis. If we are not part of the solution---then we are part of the problem. The younger generation of Republicans need to start ousting the "old guard" we need fresh ideas, we desperately need LEADERSHIP! Stop whining, stop repeating the same mistakes, stop pointing fingers or placing blame on everyone else, and Start to LEAD. You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. We lost, not because of the Democrats, we lost because we had no real leadership, no plans, no plot, no script, just going by the same old, tired-out game left behind by the dumbshit Rove. Get with it or we will destroy the Republican Party as we know it.

Terry Ann of IA 2:14PM December 11, 2008

If Harry Reid has the leadership we expect, here is what he should do at the first filibuster threat on an important bill:

1) Not back down on the fear they "might" filibuster. Not move to another agenda item.

2) Tell the Republicans to knock themselves out. Tell them to bring the phone books or whatever they plan to read 24/7 on the Senate floor for however long, because absolutely no other business is going to take place until they stop. A week, two weeks, whatever. The nightly news will then take care of the problem, with opponents in a very bright and unforgiving glare of light.

of 2:05PM December 11, 2008

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