U.S. News:
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.
So Bush is, once again, off in Lala-Land, convinced everything's going to turn out just great. And they're critical of Bob Woodward's State of Denial?
On the other hand, Bush may think he can steal this one, too.
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