Isn't it obvious? The GOP is praying for a Hillary nomination since they know that's their only real chance for a victory in the general election.
As if Rove's reinforcment of Hillary's "inevitibility" meme isn't evidence enough of where the GOP stands, consider the following reactions of GOP pollsters and organizers. This is taken from an article now being headlined on politico.com:
Asked if Clinton being the nominee would improve his party’s chances both nationally and in Indiana, Howard County (Ind.) GOP Chair Craig Dunn got excited. "Absolutely, absolutely!" he exclaimed animatedly, grinning widely. "We’ve never elected a president of the United States who started off with 45 percent unfavorable ratings!"
Although he got behind Sen. John McCain early and still supports the Arizonan (a longtime friend, Daniels repeatedly pointed out), the governor said he doesn’t know who the GOP nominee will be. "But our party is going to present a new face, a new program, a new look to America and it might just be one that is good enough to win."
And Republicans here are hopeful that they’ll get to contrast that fresh look with a Democrat who they think Americans will reject as part of a checkered past and who can only boost their hopes to get otherwise dispirited GOP activists to come out and vote
Back in the conference room, it was much the same message. "As Hillary Clinton becomes the nominee," projected GOP pollster B.J. Martino of the Tarrance Group, pointing to charts and graphs, "Republican intensity will simultaneously spike."
So the GOP is thinking their best shot at erasing the damaging GWB legacy is to get a fresh face to contrast against Hillary as the old guard, meanwhile igniting their base. Seems reasonable. But it gets worse.
Also consider this, taken from the Washington Post, reporting that Larry Flynt's investigator has uncovered evidence that Republicans have the goods on Bill and will use the evidence against Hillary at an opportune time.
The key language is as follows:
Now Moldea is knee-deep in sexual allegations, and with Clinton's wife seeking the presidency, Moldea is again warning darkly of conspiracies."I have it on very, very good authority that major opposition research has already been conducted on Bill Clinton, and it's going to be a massive smear campaign against him," he says. A group of former intelligence officers, he says, is "going to try to cripple Hillary through Bill."
The bottom line is this. All of you Hillary minions and apologists need to wake up! If you really care about issues like the environment, women's choice, the Iraq War, health care, and simply opposing the GOP agenda, put aside your self-interested attachement to Hillary, and heed the greater call. Refuse to be manipulated and played for fools by the Clinton machine.