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GOP Mutes Rhetoric for Now

By Steven T. Dennis and Emily Pierce
Roll Call Staff
Jan. 14, 2009, Midnight

Republican leaders are consciously muting their rhetoric against President-elect Barack Obama for now for fear of a public backlash as he enters the White House with sky-high approval ratings.

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