President Bush and other Republican leaders might voice optimism about their party's chances in 2008.
But at a Wednesday night panel discussion in downtown Denver focusing on the future of the GOP in the West, conservatives sounded about as cheery about the future as a group of Democrats the day after the 2004 presidential election.
"My quotes were misreported. I said, in effect, that if I were in Mr. Rangel’s shoes I might step aside. But it’s up to Mr. Rangel. He’s an American hero, he’s an enormous asset to the Congress."
- Democratic senatorial candidate Mark Udall clarifying comments he made on NBC's "Meet the Press" about U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.).