I really don't give a damm about Republicans or Democrats.

"What should campaign workers say about Republicans bringing home the troops?"

"We feel good about Republicans in 1998 and 2000, and why not?"

Not all of the leaks involving incumbent lawmakers have been about Republicans.

Yet the meeting here, of course, was all about Republicans celebrating their partisan gains.

Actually whatever else you can say about Republicans, that is their principle.

What is more significant, he said, is what the numbers say about Republicans.

"There are always some who are skeptical about Republicans," he said.

He realized many people had already developed deep suspicions about Republicans in Washington.