A reader writes:
I thought you might enjoy one of your postings in Live Ink:
It would be a boon
to those
of us
who are alarmed
by what
Hagel
has called
the hijacking
of the Republican Party.With sectarian
murders
rising
in Baghdad,
I can see
internal GOP chaos
in the fall,
as the current crop
of candidates
try
to decide
if to support
the president
(and
face
potential electoral doom)
or
to run directly
against his war policy.
Under those circumstances,
a war-critic like Hagel
could be
very well-positioned.A Nebraska-New York ticket
could also win many votes
from Blue State Republicans
and Independents,
and reduce
the Rove Christianist machine
to a rancid rump.Money
quote
from Hagel:"The president
may find himself standing alone
sometime this fall
where Republicans
will start
to move away,
and you're starting
to see trapdoors
and
exit signs already
with a number
of Republicans.The 11 House Republicans
that went
to see him
speak
for more than
just 11 House Republicans.That's just
the tip
of the iceberg."My advice:
don't run
as Independents.Run
as Independent Republicans.We may have
to split
this party
in order to save what's left
of it.