The GOP should not be misled by what it does well . . .

The GOP are excellent in-fighters. They may yet finesse this ObamaCare revolution.

The GOP may also exploit voter fear and anger to great advantage in 2010.


Now is the time for the GOP to cultivate finesse!

We must not permit our strengths to prevent our overcoming of our weaknesses. We must learn to do better at the memes - at the framing of political issues so that voters {especially The Good Folks in the Middle) will understand our positions and support us.

A little metaphorical whimsy for a Friday

The bottle-opener on the right contains a flash-drive.  (And, the hat on the left contains a bottle-opener.)


Having noted that, let me offer these two examples of how the GOP must adapt to overcome.


You figure it out.

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