Et Tu, Scott McClellan?
November 9, 2006 at 9:45 am
What will the GOP public blood letting look like?
Check out the preview in today’s Dallas Morning News:
The 2006 race, some analysts say, could be the harbinger of a return to centrist politics. They point as a model to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has worked actively at bipartisan compromise and easily won re-election as California governor Tuesday.
“People are looking for leaders who are going to put aside the partisanship and focus on the issues people really care about,” said former White House spokesman Scott McClellan.
He cited Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois as the kind of political figures who might emerge as most appealing to voters in 2008.
Mr. McClellan said the Rove strategy of identifying and motivating the base might not be sufficient to win under those conditions.
“You’re going to see emerging in the 2008 campaign leaders that have such a strong force of personality that they can really transcend the partisanship and bring people together,” he said.
Another not-to-subtle spank of Karl Rove. Any response from McClellan’s successor, Tony Snow?
richarda said,
November 9, 2006 @ 11:04 am
“Centrist politics” do not a party nomination make.
And that’s a GOOD thing.
Barr McClellan said,
November 9, 2006 @ 11:48 am
Then there’s Barr McClellan:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKmcclellan.htm
In 1972 McClellan became a full partner in the legal firm. It was only at this stage that he was told about the illegal activities of the firm. John Cofer explained how the partners dealt with criminal activity: “In short, we helped plan crimes and keep the clients out of trouble.” Soon afterwards he discovered that one of the partners, Edward Clark, had been involved in planning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.