Actually, while Hersh reported that Bush does not give a rat's ass about what will happen to the GOP at the next elections, it would have been more to the point to say that the Neocons do not give a rat's ass. The reason is simple: since they equally control both factions of the War Party or, as Mumia Abu-Jamal calls it, the two factions of the "Republicrat Party" it really matters very little to them what will happen in future elections. What they do want is a war with Iran. Check out this video of Sy Hersh interviewed by Keith Olbermann:
(Notice that the US government spokeswoman does not deny *any* of what Sy Hersh reported)