http://themoderatevoice.com/10627/more-from-sabatos-crystal-ball/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Sun, 27 May 2012 20:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://themoderatevoice.com/10627/more-from-sabatos-crystal-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-48562 kritter Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:22:17 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/2008-elections/more-from-sabatos-crystal-ball/#comment-48562 The president's policy on Iraq is tearing apart the Republican party. Loyalists, who either are not up for election in '08 or are running in safe districts, are splintering off from those who fear that the party's standing will shrink further if we are still over there by the next election. IMO, it is the price they are paying for supporting a failed policy without question for 3 1/2 years. Unlike the president, many congressional Republicans can't afford to dismiss the polls. The president’s policy on Iraq is tearing apart the Republican party. Loyalists, who either are not up for election in ’08 or are running in safe districts, are splintering off from those who fear that the party’s standing will shrink further if we are still over there by the next election. IMO, it is the price they are paying for supporting a failed policy without question for 3 1/2 years. Unlike the president, many congressional Republicans can’t afford to dismiss the polls.

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