The sad part is, with so many on both sides of the aisle ready to set aside the Constitution and rule of law just to secure their partisan future, haven’t we all lost?

GOP turns anger on campaign committee

WASHINGTON - Narrowly defeated in his bid for a fourth term, Montana Sen. Conrad Burns turned his anger on the National Republican Senatorial Committee and commercials it had run months before the election.

“The ads hurt me more than they helped. I wouldn’t have spent the money,” he said, his comments characteristic of the season of second-guessing now unfolding among Republicans.

President Bush’s low approval ratings, the unpopular war on Iraq, voter concern about corruption and Democratic fundraising all figured in the GOP loss of Senate control in last month’s elections. But among Republicans, long-hidden tensions are spilling into view, with numerous critics venting their anger at the GOP Senate campaign committee headed by North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
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Numerous Republicans also have displayed anger at Bush for the party’s election losses, in particular his decision to wait until after the election to replace Donald H. Rumsfeld as defense secretary.

“If Rumsfeld had been out, you bet it would have made a difference,” said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who was not on the ballot but lost some of his power nonetheless. “I’d still be chairman of the Judiciary Committee.”

The prospect of presidential visits sparked debate within campaigns.
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Some Republicans, including at the Senate campaign committee, complain that the White House and the RNC were urging candidates to use the fight against terrorism as a campaign issue, but offered no advice on combating voter anger on the war in Iraq - an issue that one official referred to as the “800-pound elephant in the room.”

Source: DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent - Yahoo! News