Bush Is Said to Have No Plan if GOP Loses

Some Republican strategists are increasingly upset with what they consider the overconfidence of President Bush and his senior advisers about the midterm elections November 7–a concern aggravated by the president's news conference this week.

"They aren't even planning for if they lose," says a GOP insider who informally counsels the West Wing. If Democrats win control of the House, as many analysts expect, Republicans predict that Bush's final two years in office will be marked by multiple congressional investigations and gridlock.

"The Bush White House has had no relationship with Congress," said a Bush ally. …

"He had nothing to say at the press conference," says a prominent GOP insider. "My question is, why call it?"

LSB: No plan? Isn’t that this administration's SOP? Shrub can't even figure out which end of the phone to use, so how could he be expected to plan a strategy to work with a Democratic Congress?