What a strange situation we find ourselves in. Congressional approval remains in the cellar. The American people are seeing what the Democrats are all about, and they don't like it at all. Democrats are retiring. Harry Reid has been caught in a racial gaffe. Obama's poll numbers are down, unemployment is up, and the economy is sputtering along. Sounds like a recipe for Republican success, right? Not so fast.
As any good PR would know, if the opponent is down, knock him out. You don't give him a chance to regain strength. However, that's exactly what we are seeing out of the Republican leadership. We should be mounting a serious effort to regain control of Congress in 2010. With jobs, the economy, and now security as major issues, the time is right to go after the Dems. Instead, our GOP leader seems more concerned about letting that message fade away and saying things that not only dishearten the conservative base but cast serious doubts as to whether he knows what he's doing.
As noted in a story in the LA Times, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is under fire from just about every segment of the Republican base. What's worse is that these feelings are coming at the very time we should be highlighting what the Democrats are doing and showing the American people what they are all about.
On the hustings for his new book -- "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda" -- Steele said in a Fox interview Monday that he did not think Republicans could reclaim the House in 2010.
That ran counter to every instinct in political life -- you build momentum by talking up, not down.
The remarks so angered senior aides to Republican leaders on Capitol Hill that Wednesday they confronted Steele's staff during a conference call. "You really just have to get him to stop. It's too much," a top congressional aide said, according to the Washington Post.
Steele's response? "Fire me. But until then, shut up. Get with the program or get out of the way."
Steele has been embattled since taking over the chairmanship last year. From his comments on Rush Limbaugh and conservatives to criticism over his leadership style to his ill-timed book, I wonder what program he wants us to get with.
Washington Examiner Political Editor Chris Stirewalt writes that Steele "has been goading his critics within the Republican National Committee, who by now probably comprise a majority of the group's 168 members." He wonders if Steele might actually be fired at the RNC's upcoming winter meeting.
Steele's real problem is that he has never understood the job. His claim that he is being targeted because of his tea party sympathies, like his previous claims that Republicans fear him because he is black, is an attempt to deflect attention from his sorry performance as chairman.
Being a party chairman is about setting your own agenda aside to serve your party. It's mostly about fundraising, administration and building relationships. But Steele cannot stop self-promoting, even when it distracts attention from the unfolding Democratic implosion.
To have a party chairman say that we can't take back Congress is absolutely crazy. What kind of message does that send to Republican donors? Of course, he later backtracked on that comment:
Another point of contention with Steele is that he is lining his pockets instead of filling the GOP coffers. As noted in Stirewalt's column, "Republicans are fuming that he has been profiting from private, paid speaking engagements. With contributions to the party slowing (in part because of Steele's me-first approach), it's particularly galling to the party faithful that its chairman is hustling speaking fees beyond his $224,000 salary."
I believe Republicans have started to turn the corner. They are remembering those core, conservative beliefs that not only help the country, but win elections. Republicans won the governorships in New Jersey and Virginia just a few months ago. With all the problems the Democrats are facing, the momentum needs to continue to build. Donors need to see that the party is on the rebound... that Democrats are vulnerable... that the anger and frustration expressed by Tea Party activists is being heard. What we don't need is self-promotion and momentum-killing statements.
Message to Steele: The Dems Would Make a Great Target Right Now
38 Comments
Comment by Chief Cockeye January 12, 2010 @ 10:53 am
I've always liked Steele but have sometimes been disappointed in some of his statements/actions since he became RNC Chairman. Some of his remarks, even if taken out of context, have added fuel to the other side.
Comment by lite530 January 12, 2010 @ 10:53 am
We need leadership in the RNC! Can the leaders of the Republican party read? The money and support will not
begin to flow to the RNC until we are given a conservative Chairman.
We can not afford to wait!
Comment by billcash January 12, 2010 @ 11:06 am
Much ado about nothing.
Comment by Wynder January 12, 2010 @ 11:09 am
Mr. Eberle is quite correct. Take it from a former donor to the Republican Party: The GOP gets not a cent more from me until they finally wise up and start speaking/forwarding/BEING Conservative. As lite530 stated, we cannot afford to wait! The time is NOW, and people may be thinking "it's only January!". WRONG! It's JANUARY! Time is running out! Conservatives! Take back OUR party. Thank you for your service, Mr. Steele, now, with all due respect, step aside and watch Conservative thought and action take back the Congress... Hell, stand aside and watch Conservatism take back America! Thank you for your time.
Comment by MrT January 12, 2010 @ 11:13 am
If Steele can't do the work and make the difficult choices right now, then he should resign. If he can do it, then he needs to get off his duff and move NOW! I will not be donating to the RNC until he starts showing some "magic". The Dems don't care how loud they get when they think they can get a inch and the Republicans should do the same-PUSH, PUSH, PUSH! We're going into bankruptcy as a country and we really care how loud we get....? Don't think so!
I think one of Steele’s biggest problems is that (to invert the famous saying) politics is war by other means. Confronted with a generally hostile press and a equally hostile opposition party, his misstatements and indecisiveness has cost the party dearly. The biggest problem that he has is his lack of credibility. His response of “Fire me,” should send shivers down the back of every Republican across the nation. That is not how a national committee chairman should act. No, Mr. Steele, lead or get out of the way!
Comment by SumKindaZombie January 12, 2010 @ 12:04 pm
Replace Steele with Palin at the next meeting.
Comment by wildfire January 12, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
As much as I admire Sarah Palin, she cannot be elected to a national office in this country. No matter how much the people of this country are conservative, and we know the majority are, the "elites" would go bonkers she should try. We could get her elected, but then what? Think, what did they do to George W.? Remember what happened to Sarah during the campaign? The fact is, she is very intelligent, immensely likable, and would do a fabulous job. And THAT is what scares them senseless. How about Sarah Palin for head of the GOP. Clearly Steele has been a HUGE disappointment and needs to be replaced. Why not Sarah?
Comment by bob January 12, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
Steele has a nice personality and he might be redeemable because of it. However, he has no idea of his own identity, much less how he fits into the current space and time. If he is willing to listen(a very big IF) he might still come out fighting. However he hasn't much time to figure all this out and in the job training at his level is pretty hard.
Comment by dfijan January 12, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
I think this whole thing is petty and makes the Party look bad all the way around. Maybe the silver lining in all this is the controversy will reveal the true, authentic, backboned, conservatives so I will know who to support and vote for.
Comment by voxoreason January 12, 2010 @ 12:32 pm
Ann Coulter: Republicans prefer to surrender from a position of strength.
So true. So often. It is too late for Steele to redeem himself. All the republican committee can do at this time is to contain the damage this man has already done. I, too, expected much better from Steele, only to be disappointed time after time.
While I don't follow Rush's every word, those words that I do hear ring true. (While I'm not a ditto head, this guy TOWERS over, say, Bill O'Reilly.) Yet Steele took it upon himself to dismiss Rush as riff-raff for a really great reason: he wanted to endear himself to some rapper/dj on TV. Be still my beating heart! (Be still my churning stomach, too!)
Is ANYONE interested in Steele's mea culpa for predicting that republicans can't take the House in 2010? Well, perhaps not...if presented as a bunch of accommodating RINOs! I am much more interested in the candidates that the Club for Growth, which identifies and raises campaign money for fiscal conservatives, come up with.
Sadly, Haley Barbour (leading the Republican Governors; these guys are MUCH more likely to see campaign donations from me than the RNC... but that won't win us back the House) is unavailable, but much preferable.
"Fire me"? This comes WAY too close to the arrogant "We won" attributed to Obama and Chuck "Vulture" Schumer. (If you've seen this guy lower his head, peer out from under his brow at the audience with his sneering smirk, TELL me he doesn't resemble a vulture... that's just spotted fresh road kill.)
Actually, his abrupt termination is the only thing that Steele and I agree upon. This guy should be toast.
RNC: Et tu, Brute?
Comment by John Nevola January 12, 2010 @ 12:32 pm
Let's be fair. I saw the interview. He said it was hard to predict taking over the House when all the candidates have not yet been elected/selected yet. That is a reasonable response. Yes, he made some gaffes early on and I still don't trust the Republican "mainstream" who screwed up our previous majority but Steele is more conservative than he is given credit for. Talk to me after Nov 2, 2010 and let's look at the results before we fire him.
Comment by AmericanPatriot January 12, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
I had high hopes for the RNC after Steele's nomination to head the party. I had thought that the leadership might resemble interviews I had seen when Congressman JC Watts was in Washington. NOT even close....I've not given to the RNC in 2 years and don't intend to until I see a REAL conservative at the top of the organization. We simply don't need any more wishy-washy "Rockefeller Republican" type leadership. It's what gave us John McCain as our candidate and I am not anxious to be forced to hold my nose (again) while I mark my ballot for a Republican candidate for President.
For the record.........where is JC Watts and why didn't he stand for re-election? The climate in Washington probably made him sick!
Comment by Dieter January 12, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
With all the policies that the Democratic congress is forcing down our throats, we desperately need conservatives to show the American people what they are doing. The leader of the RNC must be more aggressive to put the fire to their plans immediately before it's too late. If Michael Steele is not going to do that consistently, then he needs to be forced out. The American people must wake up and retaliate against the current administration which thinks that they can get away with everything because we are stupid. WAKE UP NOW, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
Unfortunately, Steele does not describe his back bone. We do need someone to lead the attack NOW. But just as important as the attack is "WHO" our new conservitive elected officials will be and where they stand. And the next step is the most important, what is our conservative "Plan" for running our country. We should not complain about something unless we have a better plan to implement. Main stream America may be complaceant, but they are not stupid. RNC, the big question I had during our last election was "This is who we have to choose from?" Let's get it right the next time.
Comment by Skullsplitter January 12, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
As one of only a handful of conservative Maryland Republicans, I have had a soft spot for Michael Steele but the more he speaks the more he disappoints on far too many occasions. I had never heard of Ken Blackwell before reading his columns, but from what I can tell, Ken would have made a much better Chairman.
Bobby is 100% correct in saying that we need a positive message about taking back Congress in 2010.
Realistically, the 2010 taking back Congress scenario is looking better every day!
Comment by ConservativeInCA January 12, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
I have been saying this for a couple of years now....FIRE STEELE!! If you don't want to admit it, face it, he is a RINO. If the RNC has the backbone to fire him (which I doubt) you would find him running to the Democrats so fast it would make your head spin. He is of the same ilk as Colin Powell and the rest of the so called Republicans that have turned coat.
I have voted already with my pocketbook. No more money to the RNC until a true conservative with a stiff backbone that will stand up to the left is not only at the head of the RNC, but supports ONLY true conservatives that run for office. NO MORE RINO's! We learned a good lesson in NY this past election. I don't care how many Govenors get elected, we need representation in Washington, DC.
If there are any true conservative Republicans out there listening, do not ask for Michael Steele's resignation, FIRE HIS SORRY BUTT!
Comment by lgmerrell January 12, 2010 @ 1:39 pm
Stop!
Why is it that Republicans ALWAYS seem poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? What the heck is wrong with you people? Who the heck do you think you're hurting by withholding contributions to the Republican Party? For heaven's sake! Steele isn't running for anything.
Just get out and do YOUR job to elect Republicans and quit wasting energy trying to oust the chairman. Steele isn't the perfect chairman? Well, duh. I'm durn sure not his biggest fan, but who cares?
I've lived through many, many Republican Party Chairmen. Some were better than others. All were fairly wealthy and could afford to take a salary cut for a while. I don't know what Steele's financial situation is, do you? Maybe he needs that income. Or maybe you prefer that none but the independently wealthy is selected to head the party.
Cut the "carp" and go work for the Republican Party in your state. That's what we need from you. Do that, and we win. Keep up this criticism of Steele, and we lose. And when you're scrambling around trying to find a scapegoat for that loss next November, look in the mirror.
Comment by Chief Cockeye January 12, 2010 @ 3:19 pm
It is clear that we, the conservative branch of the Republican Party, will make significant gains in the mid-term elections and are in an excellent position to take control of both houses - but we cannot do it alone. The T.E.A. Party activists are composed of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents that are fed up with the "... tax and spend..." liberals that currently control the Administration, Congress, and the Democrat Party AND WE NEED THEM in the Republican Party. Presently we appear to have a lot of the independents on our side and we need to do everything we can to keep them there. That means not alienating them by taking a hard stand against those that are not as conservative as we are. I'd be happy to wrest control from the uber-liberals even if it meant moderating my own right-wing extremist views.
John Nevola's comments, above, are dead-on target. Steele's comments regarding our success in 2010 were guarded and taken out of context by some. I think Steele believes we can win big in 2010 and I'm not ready to hang him out to dry - yet. Also, I don't want Palin to get bogged down as RNC Chair and keep her off the campaign trail for 2010. We need her to "... show Piper the way to Michigan."
Comment by austen January 12, 2010 @ 3:56 pm
Nevola's comment, endorsed by Cockeye, that Steele is "more conservative than he is given credit for" makes the point that there should be no reason to have any doubt about, it but there is! No one ever mistook Reagan for anything but a true conservative. I still don't know how Steele got into that important position and have long advocated replacing him!
Comment by Tucker Scofield January 12, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
To me, Steele's problem is that he's pure politician. He’ll say whatever will most ingratiate him to his immediate audience, he’ll be the chameleon and change his color to match his surroundings, etc. He strikes me as Obama without the narcissism; he desperately wants to be liked by everyone but lacks that gigantic ego telling him he’s always right. The result is a man unsure of who he is, which NO ONE likes.
Like conservatives, leaders must have conviction and must be consistent in applying that conviction. Further, the conviction MUST EXIST long before the role of “leader” is assumed. Without true conviction you may be voted into a position of leadership but in reality, you’re just marking time in an office.
Comment by zeroone January 12, 2010 @ 4:24 pm
What Mr. Steele really wants us to do is purchase his book and not object to his speaking fees or anything else. Sadly, that is what most front line Republicans want in today's world. Just look at those with books for sale! I believe that is why contributions are down. I know mine are and will remain at the current level of "zero" until I see changes. Major changes.
Comment by ConservativeInCA January 12, 2010 @ 7:31 pm
To Igmerrell
Do you have any idea how much money the RNC has wasted on RINOs? If you did you wouldn't have made your innane statement about supporting the RNC.
Believe me when I say I do support DIRECTLY conservative Republicans with my vote, my action and my checkbook and I used to strongly support the RNC. But after the last two elections and the miserable showing of candidates that the RNC supported, no longer will they get a dime out of me, and that responsibility lies at the top of the RNC.
Michael Steele is supposed to be leading the Republican party to victory. He has led it to mediocrity with a lack of leadership and wavering policies.
The top of the RNC needs to change and it needs to change now before we loose another opportunity to taste victory.
Comment by lgmerrell January 12, 2010 @ 7:53 pm
And back to you, ConservativeInCA:
You have demonstrated for me exactly what we're doing wrong. Why are my comments "inane" (one "N," by the way)? There is nothing insignificant about noting that if we continue to fight amongst ourselves, we weaken our position for November 2010.
In a normal election year, RINOs versus Right-wingers might be a valid issue to argue about. This isn't a normal election year. Our "way of life" is in a fight for survival. ANY substantial movement to the right is vitally important. So, forget the name-calling and get out and elect Republicans, wherever they may fall on the right end of the political spectrum.
Comment by Sapient January 13, 2010 @ 4:15 am
Mr. Steele, you said "Fire me. But until then, shut up. Get with the program or get out of the way."
Odd you would put it that way.
You're fired.
Comment by lite530 January 13, 2010 @ 9:55 am
Igmerrell, California has already shown the world that your Republican tent is too all inclusive. RINOs put us where we are,the Democrats with a super majority.
Comment by Sapient January 13, 2010 @ 11:33 am
Hi Igmerrell
You may find this hard to believe, but I agree with you in many things, except for one thing.
A RINO is a Republican in Name Only....emphasis--IN NAME ONLY. By definition they are not apart of the republican spectrum...they are IN NAME ONLY....they are tag alongs at best, frauds, or worse, saboteurs. They are not what they want you to believe they are.
Adding the INO to anything else clarifies the issue: Doctor in Name Only; Friend in Name Only; Christian in Name Only; Law Abiding Citizen in Name Only; American in Name Only; Patriot in Name Only. You get the idea.
I will forego the normal comparisons, but just think of John McCain...a RINO if ever there was one. This guy can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory better than anyone....and the defeat is normally because of his own vote. He compromised essential principles and victories when he did not have to. He does not reach across the aisle, he has a seat there...
You knew he seriously considered switching parties. Yes?
He is a RINO--a Republican in NAME ONLY...ie a fraud, not what he purports to be, you supply the definition,and no matter what it is, the bottom line is that they cannot be trusted or depended on to further a Constitutional agenda.
That is why we must support Conservative Republicans, or Tea Party candidates...NEVER a democrat no matter what they mouth.
So, if you want to get the nation back on track, as I believe you do, my suggestion is that we will never, ever, ever, do it by putting people in office we can be relatively certain will stab us in the back at the very moment we are depending on them.
Been there. Done that.
Friend, in many cases, when a RINO is running against a democrat, its essentially a democrat v democrat. Can't lose that way, for them, and we can never win that way...ever.
May God bless your, and lite 530's efforts.
"When right compromises with evil, only evil profits." --Ayn Rand.
Comment by lgmerrell January 13, 2010 @ 12:22 pm
Sapient, thank you for the courtesy with which you responded to me. And I agree that McCain was a very disappointing candidate. I opposed that candidacy. But let's assume that he had won. We would be angry and disappointed on many levels, but we wouldn't be concerned about 1/6th of the economy being turned over to the government. We wouldn't be concerned about a second stimulus. And we wouldn't be concerned that the president was going to turn his back on the military.
True RINOs are, indeed, a big problem. But from what I read in commentary, many Republicans believe that there is only one way to view anything -- THEIR way. Some differences -- in degree, if nothing else -- must be tolerated or we will forever relegate ourselves to minority status.
I come from the Mexican border and have a different perspective on border security than do some who grew up in Nebraska. My father is a retired fighter pilot, so my view of things military may be different than someone who grew up in the back of a flower-painted volkswagon bus.
I don't expect everyone to share my perspective and, therefore, my exact view on the issues. But if they agree that the Constitution is sacrosanct, that we need a smaller, less intrusive government, that capitalism is the Holy Grail of political systems and that national security is the #1 job of any president, they are welcome in MY Republican Party.
Comment by egwill January 13, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
Lgmerrell . . . amen to that. Staying home on election day, withholding financial support and, in effect, eating our own seems to be the hallmark of the "modern" Republican Party. Just get to work and elect Republicans in November. We need a sweep in 2010 to get this country back on track. Staying home and sulking or backing a third-party candidate is a sure loser.
Comment by lite530 January 13, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
Igmerrell, I would be happy to share,with you,the Republican tent you just described!
Comment by GeorgiaVeteran1 January 13, 2010 @ 3:10 pm
Mr. Michael Steele,
It has been determined by the Republican Voters that your services are no longer required. We are sure you will be able to find employment with the DNC at a less than comparable salary for you lack of services.
In other words....YOUR FIRED>>>>GET OUTTA HERE!!!!
Respectfully,
The RNC
Comment by rafles January 13, 2010 @ 3:58 pm
I am just a man. Republicans have what they deserve. They made the mistake (?) to put Mr. Steele on that position knowing that he is a racist and part of the communist stablishment inside the Republican Party and because the (illegal) President has a black blood sounded a good move for the Party. The communists in the Republican Party nominated him and the other people, for cowardice, just let that happen, do not complain now, just fire him.
Comment by Sapient January 13, 2010 @ 4:49 pm
Hi Lgmerrill
Border state huh? Me too. Texas.
Remind me to tell you about the rolling, wild-west type shootout we had on US 59 during a Houston rush hour between two Mexican coyotes trying to steal each other's human cargo. Broad day light.
Listen, you and I, lite530, egwill, and others here are talking strategy now, how to reclaim our nation. We are certainly not arguing over life and Constitutional principles, which we obviously agree on, and I dare say, would give our lives to protect and defend.
Listen, this is America's tent, not a GOP tent, or anything else tent. That is what we are talking about. Fair enough? Anyone who wants a Constitutional Republic and the civil society our founders designed is already a part of it. Right?
I do not even know you, but I would be willing to bet that you and I would never be on opposite sides debating whether or not we should follow the Constitution as supreme law of the land; whether it should be interpreted originally; or maybe whether its OK to supplant the Constitution with foreign laws. We would never be debating whether we should have socialism quickly or only gradually. No, we would be standing shoulder to shoulder against it.
Those questions are very settled, easy, non-negotiable, right?
Unfortunately, they are very negotiable in the minds of many, including those who want to represent us...and I am talking about Republicans. That is the dividing line.
And it has come down to what do conservatives like you and others just named, do for representation. We have the dems, and we have a GOP that grins and says "send money, work hard to give us power, and then shut up--ie don't expect representation more than a hat tip. Remember: You have no other place to go, and we know that you would never let a democrat win...hee, hee, hee, so suck it up."
A great example of Dede Scozzafava. If she had been elected as a republican, where do you think her vote would be--any different than the democrat she endorsed, after receiving your money from the GOP?
My friend, I am fully aware of the danger of splitting the vote...that is why the strategy is to retake the GOP at every level...and to specifically choose who to send money too and support, rather than leave it to those who sent your money to Dede.
BTW: there is no doubt in my mind that if McC had been elected president, we would be facing much of what we are facing today. Maybe not as fast, but certainly in kind. He would have found a way to "work" with the democrats, even if he had a majority in both houses.
He is one of them!!!
God speed my brothers.
"We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts--not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
--Abraham Lincoln
Comment by lgmerrell January 13, 2010 @ 5:36 pm
Hi Sapient,
You know me better than you think you do! And yes, I'm from Texas -- though transplanted now to another border state, New Mexico.
I don't mind anyone talking about a strategy to move the Republican Party back to support for fiscal responsibility and accountability, as little government as is prudent (let's face it -- NO government puts us in Thomas Hobbes territory!), lower taxes, fidelity to the Constitution and capitalism. Where we may differ is in how we view those people who are insistent that it all must be accomplished yesterday and who will throw out the baby with the bathwater in an empty-headed gesture.
I'm from Texas. As you know, we are tough, pragmatic, patient and don't waste much time spinning our wheels. THIS year, our eye needs to be on just one prize -- flipping congress. It isn't JUST that a conservative majority would be able to stop the wreckless direction we're on. It is also important to make a statement, loudly. We need to tell the DC denizens that we, NOT they, will determine our own destiny. We, NOT they, will control government. We need to remind them that government truly is "of, by and for" the people. Taking a broom to the Republican Party pales by comparison. Eye on the prize, Sapient, eye on the prize.
Comment by Sapient January 13, 2010 @ 6:01 pm
Lgmerril
What are you doing in NM?
Ditto eye on the price....how about this:
"If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify." --Alexander Hamilton 1788 - Federalist No. 33
We are fully justified in what we seek to do. s"To redress the injury done to the Constitution" sounds like a prize to me.
Gotta tell you my friend, my blood boils at one who is a fraud and a traitor to this nation and their friend, and of them, one can never be warned enough.
God bless...and I look forward to "seeing" you on line.
Ya'll come on home, hear.
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.
"An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.
"For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist.
"A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague." --Cicero
JB has done a masterful job for a long time. Please read this article, and follow the links, and take a look at some of his previous articles where he discussed retaking the GOP as the only viable, doable strategy.
Personally, I could not agree more....however, he does note this:
"There are no short cuts to national sovereignty, security and prosperity. The longer we wait to take control of the situation, the more difficult the task.
"We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work here friends. There is NO other alternative. We have ridden on the gravy train provided by generations past, as long as we can. It is our turn to provide freedom and liberty for the next generation and the clock is ticking."
I look forward to your thoughts.
God speed
Sapient
"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men." ~George Washington, 1776 - General Orders
Comment by salespro1 January 15, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
Michael Steele is an intellectual and political lightweight. I never understood why this bureaucrat was ever selected to lead the Republican Party. When I think of Lee Atwater and I look at this guy, I want to vomit. I'd truly like to know who selected him.
Just this week, Steel was banned from the Steve Malzberg radio program after failing to keep his agreed on appointment for an on-air interview. This was the second time he did this to Malzberg.
When you realize that Malzberg's program is one of the most listened-to programs in the NEW YORK market in the drive-time slot, you get a better appreciation of the impact of this lost opportunity. (http://www.malzbergtalk.com/site/?page_id=17)
Additionally, it has been revealed that Steele has been accepting fees of up to $20,000 for public speeches. This is in addition to his annual salary of $223,500. As Frank Fahrenkopf, former Chair the RNC says, "The job of a national chairman is to give speeches. That's what the national party pays him for."
Steele is part of the McCain, Graham, Snow, Collins, Gingrich wing of the Republican Party. Each of these individuals is a proven narcissist and a misguided proponent of a "bigger tent" agenda for the Republican Party!
Until the Party purges itself of such individuals and provides the American people with an alternative to the Democrats by adopting a platform that calls for and supports lower taxes, smaller government, stronger national defense, more effective education policies and standards and being tougher on crime, they will always be second dog. They should trust that such an agenda will expand their tent by attracting more and more Americans.
Look at the opposition, Obama, Axelrod, Emanuel, Reid, Pelosi, Dodd etc. - shrewd, politically ruthless, amoral and unwaveringly committed to their agenda. Now look at Steele! The validity of my sentiments should be obvious.
The prosecution rests.
Comment by Sapient January 15, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
Ditto Salespro1
It seems fitting to say that Mr. Steele's qualifications for and his pursuit of the righteous ends of his office is quite comparable to, say, those of Janet Napolitono to be Secretary fo Homeland Security.
I think the technical term is "deer in the headlights" or worse.
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