A New Pitchman -- and a New Pitch

Source: Washington Post

Subtitle: As NRCC Chief, Cole Has Plan to Win Back House in 2008

One day back when Republicans controlled Congress, Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) found themselves talking politics, something both men tend to do when they happen to be awake.

Cole, who has worked behind the scenes for just about every prominent Republican politician in Oklahoma as well as the national party, suggested that House Democrats would need a political pro to win back the majority in 2006, and he predicted they'd choose Emanuel to chair their campaign committee. Emanuel, who was once President Clinton's top political adviser, said he doubted it; he'd clashed too many times with party leaders.

"You don't have to like George Patton to know you need George Patton," Cole replied.

Cole was right, and Emanuel ultimately led the Democrats back to the majority. That's why Republicans wanted their own Patton -- their own Rahm -- to take back the House in 2008. And that's why they've elected Cole to chair the National Republican Congressional Committee, where he once served as executive director.

Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/08/AR2007050801924.html

His toadies keep calling me to offer me a GOP leadership award.

And I only manage Democratic campaigns.

...no, he's not that bright. If he really wants such sweeping wins, he'll work to put a lousy Dem into office, and help that Dem eff up the economy, the environment, and lay waste to a few countries.

"Their own Rahm"? No, he needs us to have our own George Bush.

AWOL & CRONIES are so blatantly dishonest and incompetent that - d'oh - the voters noticed.

Most votes were: anybody but Bush & cronies.

So Rahm can go pound sand with the other corporate toadies.

Commander AWOL is the best Dem campaigner by far.