5 Reasons GOP will rebound...........

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John Feehery: The Republican Party is struggling, but isn't dead
He says there are five good reasons to think the GOP will bounce back
U.S. system is designed to provide checks on the majority party, he says
Republicans are in position for creative thinking about ideas, Feehery says
updated 11:20 a.m. EDT, Thu May 7, 2009Next Article in Politics »


By John Feehery
Special to CNN

Editor's note: John Feehery worked as a staffer for former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other Republicans in Congress. He is president of Feehery Group, a Washington-based advocacy firm that has represented clients including News Corp., Ford Motor Company and the United States Chamber of Commerce. He formerly was a government relations executive vice president for the Motion Picture Association of America.


John Feehery says Republicans are poised to bounce back for several reasons.

(CNN) -- "It is important for us to have a strong Republican Party," Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tauntingly told a press conference on April 23. "And I hope that the next generation will take back the Republican Party for the Grand Old Party that it used to be."

Thanks Mrs. Pelosi, for your best wishes. But be careful what you wish for. I wouldn't write the obituary for the Republican Party quite yet.

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