Rosy scenario Tony Blankley

Yesterday I read Bob Novak's column titled "Republican Melancholy," which correctly caught the depressed mood in GOP circles currently. President Bush's position on illegal immigration has deeply alienated much of the loyal rank-and-file Republicans across the country. Key Republican incumbents, such as Sen. John Warner of Virginia and Rep. Debbie Pryce of Ohio are announcing their retirements. Sen. Larry Craig's cringe-inducing disgrace only adds to the funereal mood. And, of course, the Iraq war, for all the surge's success this summer, remains vastly unpopular with the public. To top off GOP discontent, none of our presidential candidates has so far come even close to being seen as our "next Reagan."

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