GOP Sees Road to Revival Starting at Guantanamo
Fights Over Prison Closure, Transfer and Treatment of Detainees Gives Republicans Momentum for First Time Since Election
GREG HITT NAFTALI BENDAVID EVAN PEREZ
WASHINGTON -- Republicans have been able to drive the Washington agenda for the first time in months, and dent the top two Democrats' armor, by hammering away on antiterror policy and keeping the debate squarely in the GOP comfort zone of national security.
Some Republicans see in events of the past two weeks -- the culmination of a carefully developed GOP strategy and missteps by Democrats -- the beginning of a political comeback, and they plan to keep pressing the issue. Democrats say they still hold an advantage with the public on a matter more urgent to most Americans: fixing the economy.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to answer further questions Friday about the CIA and its interrogation methods. During her weekly news conference, she listed what she considered to be Congress's successes.
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