Steele as RNC chair?
posted at 9:51 pm on November 8, 2006 by Ian
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The Washington Post reports that Michael Steele could be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. Current chairman Ken Mehlman reportedly will not run for a second term and will recommend Steele as his successor. Republicans who take this job tend not to hold political office after their tenure. I would love to see Steele run again–but he’d do a fantastic job as RNC chair. Steele is a great campaigner. The man won 45% of the vote in a state that has two times as many registered Democrats as Republicans. He’s got charisma, mojo, and presence. Any Republican who can garner nearly half the electorate in Maryland is a winner in my book.
Also: Wouldn’t you loooove to see Steele go up against Howard “You think the Republican National Committee could get this many people of color in a single room? Only if they had the hotel staff in here” Dean on the talk shows every week?
Smackdowns and beatdowns galore.
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I certainly don’t want to see Steele disappear. Head of RNC works quite well for me.
lorien1973 on November 8, 2006 at 9:55 PM
Brillant Class and brains Brillant
Texyank on November 8, 2006 at 9:56 PM
Republicans who take this job tend not to hold political office after their tenure.
Not so…Haley Barbour is Governor of Mississippi.
Jim-Rose on November 8, 2006 at 9:57 PM
I didn’t say all.
Ian on November 8, 2006 at 10:00 PM
This would be an excellent move in trying to get the party back on the right track. I don’t want to see Mr. Steele go away, I think he’s the man.
They also have to get a House and Senate leader who aren’t zombies.
Dean backed down from Mehlman. Image Steele vs. Dean? Game over.
V15J on November 8, 2006 at 10:01 PM
I second the motion for steele to head the party. While I am not a card carrying republican, I tend to favor republican ideals (at least what used to their ideals, ala reagan) and I think that Steele would be an excellent choice to this post. His visible presense within the party will demonstrate that the party is serious about returning to its reaganesque ideals and can repair the now fractured base within the party.
chow on November 8, 2006 at 10:02 PM
Too good, I mean simply too good. :)
- The Cat
MirCat on November 8, 2006 at 10:02 PM
I’m thinking Steele for VP… but that’s me…
E L Frederick on November 8, 2006 at 10:02 PM
I think Steele would make a great RNC chairman. Everytime i saw him, he seemed at ease and quick minded. a hard combo to pull off.
Scot on November 8, 2006 at 10:05 PM
He’s got my vote.
bloggless on November 8, 2006 at 10:07 PM
And just the man who could bring some straight talkin’ Reaganesque common sense back to the GOP.
infidel4life on November 8, 2006 at 10:07 PM
Nasty, Howard, Henry and the gang ain’t gonna like this.
bloggless on November 8, 2006 at 10:09 PM
Ian, nice to see you add some written commentary. It makes the post much more enjoyable.
I like videos, but I like them better with written analysis to go along with them.
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Unless its girls on a trampline. I won’t waste anytime reading anything there.
EFG on November 8, 2006 at 10:10 PM
I can imagine Dean plunking him on the head with an Oreo on Meet the Press too.
lorien1973 on November 8, 2006 at 10:12 PM
Send him to Louisiana. We’ll vote him into the Senate in 2008.
Kevin M on November 8, 2006 at 10:15 PM
Now that would be an exciting positive to this whole election.
zerodamage on November 8, 2006 at 10:19 PM
Steele is a real talent, give him the job!
Checkpoint Charlie on November 8, 2006 at 10:23 PM
I love the idea! I’m all for it. He clearly has the charisma, vision, and backbone needed for the post. As an added bonus, his merely showing up for work would further invalidate a nauseating talking point of the left.
flutejpl on November 8, 2006 at 10:25 PM
I’d sooner like to have him in the race for the white house (maybe VP to Duncan Hunter) but this would be good too
Defector01 on November 8, 2006 at 10:28 PM
Dean won’t show up for anything but softball interviews. After what Sharpton did to him in the primary debate, I doubt he would be willing to be in the same state as Steele.
rw on November 8, 2006 at 10:31 PM
It’s a good start for the new direction (for Republicans).
SouthernGent on November 8, 2006 at 10:36 PM
FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY!
This would be a brilliant move! I still cant believe he lost but..he could really affect some people in his position. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see him vs Dean! Now maybe I can stop moping around today!
labwrs on November 8, 2006 at 10:38 PM
I’d love to see Steele go head to head with Dean but it would never happen because Howie refuses to debate the RNC chair because he’s a chicken he’s not interested in gladitorial contests for the sake of entertainment.
Greg Tinti on November 8, 2006 at 10:44 PM
Guess the tags don’t work. Whoops.
Greg Tinti on November 8, 2006 at 10:45 PM
Please stop. He was a great pick for a Maryland candidate because he had already served as Lt. Gov.
I liked Steele’s campaign. I liked his positions on a number of things. But would any of you be talking this way if he was white?
Show the man some respect. Let’s not treat him as the Barak Obama of the right.
The chairman of the RNC should be a guy who knows how to raise funds and recruit candidates. Even with all of Steele’s charm and positive energy, I’m not sure he fits the bill.
Anton on November 8, 2006 at 10:46 PM
“Smackdowns and beatdowns galore.”
Yeah, like he delivered against Cardin last night. Oh wait…
Grebrook on November 8, 2006 at 11:03 PM
No offense Anton, but conservatism doesn’t really have a color…I don’t give a rats hind quarters what color anybody is, I just want the damn job done and done right! The sooner we start looking at results and not whether somebody is going to be our “token this or that” the quicker we get the Dems out of office again. Liberals think along lines of race and economic status, not Conservatives. Give me Steele, Santorum and Ricketts anyday! (there, I’ve ranted and for awhile I’ll feel better!)
serenity on November 8, 2006 at 11:03 PM
Steele would be great as chair. He could easily return to hold an office as most of the old trends will not be holding up in the future. Could be a great launching pad for our first black president. As for raising money… I never knew the Republican Party to have a hard time raising money… And oh, that might be something we should reform in the near future… $2.5 Billion on these mid-term campaigns??? Please… And you wonder why the public goes willy-nilly after everthing the media feeds them?
Griz on November 8, 2006 at 11:08 PM
It amazes me that so many of you are infatuated with Steele for no other reason than the color of his skin and the fact that he’s a Republican. Christ. Even Major Garret, a little GOP mouthpiece at Fox News, scoffed once, “Okay, he thinks he’s special” because Steele just can’t shut up about the fact that, “It’s amazing, I’m black and Republucan! Did you hear me? I’m black and Republican! I’m like an endangered species! I’m so special, vote for me!”
Forget that he claimed Ben Cardin was a “disgrace” to the Jewish community because he supported embryonic stem cell research, which Steele compared to “The Holocaust”. Oh, Steele can compare his opponent to a sellout or self-hating Jew, but if some liberal blogger makes fun of Steele by painting him in blackface. Well…
OUTRAGE!
Get over it. He’s black and Republican. Who cares. Other than that, nothing interesting about the guy. I do hope, however, that he leads the RNC as disastrously as he can for the next few years.
Democrats actually increased their share of the black and Jewish vote this year. 87% of Jews voted for us. That’s just plain pathetic at this point. Looks like Ken Mehlman’s strategy failed in a landslide.
Hope Steele continues the blatant race-baiting until all that’s left in the GOP is a bunch of pissed off Southern WASPs.
Grebrook on November 8, 2006 at 11:08 PM
This is a man I would support. He has had so much exposure lately, he is intelligent, articulate, strong, and proven he can come from behind, and I wish he had been running in my state.
I agree serenity. I think he could get results. This is a very positive thing to hear today. Brought a smile to me! Let’s hope this is true.
CrimsonFisted on November 8, 2006 at 11:11 PM
The tone of that rant seems like the choice would be a good one.
Priceless and predictable.
SouthernGent on November 8, 2006 at 11:14 PM
I’d love to see him take the position. I hope he decides to do it and the Reps aren’t dumb enough to decide to choose someone else over him.
Benaiah on November 8, 2006 at 11:19 PM
Pay no mind to Grebrook. He’s still fawning over Obama. An ex-crack addict with a whopping 2 years experience.
p0s3r on November 8, 2006 at 11:25 PM
I want Steele because he is a man of his convictions and a person I can point children and students too, that if you work hard and be true to youself and your beliefs – its a life worth living.
EricPWJohnson on November 8, 2006 at 11:31 PM
He’d have to deal with the distancing himself from Bush baggage, but then, Bush is the lamest of lame ducks right now.
I don’t know enough about Steele to say one way or another, but if he’s a Reagan man, he’s my man. Besides, he has the audacity of a Patton with enough Barnum and Bailey to make it fly.
spmat on November 8, 2006 at 11:34 PM
Aww Grebrook you sound a little bitter? Typical liberal, black and conservative always equals token, never qualified.
Heh, Black republicans have to be twice the politician just to avoid the token claim, there are no Alcee Hastings on this team. Maybe it is because you know Steele is a great person for the job and more than qualified and he would articulate conservative ideology in way that would make Dean look like a school girl.
Theworldisnotenough on November 9, 2006 at 12:11 AM
I’d love to see more of Michael Steele. Oh, I do feel a tiny bit better, too!
jjjen on November 9, 2006 at 12:13 AM
Oh goodie! Let’s put a loser in place to
runkeep the republicans in check.DannoJyd on November 9, 2006 at 12:14 AM
To those who would argue that conservatives like Michael Steele for the RNC post because he is black, honestly, you’re way off. As for me, I would feel the same way about him whether he were black, white, polka-dotted, plaid, or whatever. I liked his message and the way he delivered it. Period.
Furthermore, I haven’t read a comment yet that indicates that people like him *primarily* because he is black. Please do not read things into what we write! That’s just as sick as writing such a thing itself.
I personally like the tight spot in which his appointment, should it happen, would put the Democratic party. That party has taken for granted the support of minority races for way too long. As for Mr. Steele, his black skin color gives him an added credibility with minority races to discuss conservative politics. We all saw the results in his unorthodox list of endorsements. If using such credibility is racism, Crayola had better look out as even defining color itself is racist.
To further prove my point, I submit there’s no ethical difference here: My being a musician gives me an added credibility to talk about conservative politics with other musicians. My being this rather odd combination of classical musician and conservative at least allows a conversation opener of the other musicians’ concerned desire to know what is wrong with me and how I could reach such a point. Without the common ground, though, I’d just be another conservative hack to them.
A question to those who would argue… think long and hard about how you would answer this one. Suppose we have a pool of a few candidates of otherwise similar qualifications. Mr. Steele is one of them and is the only minority applicant. Should we give the job to him? Why or why not?
flutejpl on November 9, 2006 at 12:26 AM
Ummm yeah. The Republican party is starving for leadership. Be it a new face or someone to step up. And who better than one of the most energetic, articulate Republicans in the party?
He’s not like Obama because Steele encourages debate because well, he’s good at it and believes in what Republicans stand for. Something many “republicans” don’t do.
Here is a guy who took what, 45% of the vote in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1?
V15J on November 9, 2006 at 12:29 AM
OK. I’ll repeat my point. Why pick a LOSER to head up the RNC? Honestly, is that the best we can do?
BTW, I also now support Impeaching Bush.
DannoJyd on November 9, 2006 at 12:32 AM
This is where the Libs get it all wrong…It has nothing to do with the color of his skin but the power in his conviction. During these now “darkened” days when Republicans turned away from their conservative roots, it was nice to hear a voice that not only didn’t run away from them but rather embraced them and told you WHY they were right!!!!
I will tell you of several people that have have a different color of their skin:
Condoleezza Rice
Michael Steele
Janice Rodgers Brown
I don’t believe in any of them because of the color of their skin but rather because of their beliefs and convictions!!!!
On that note…Bring on Janice Rodgers Brown for the Supreme Court.
Michael Steele, NOT for the RNC chair. He has too much potential for office because of his beliefs!!!
PSSSSTTTTT…It’s not because they’re of a different color either!!!! It’s because of their beliefs!!!!
HarryStar on November 9, 2006 at 12:34 AM
HarryStar nailed it.
Griz on November 9, 2006 at 12:37 AM
Because this loser did incredibly well in a blue state, he got tons of attention and a “winner” would be holding a seat in Congress. Or maybe move him to Virginia and run him there like Bill Bennett suggested.
V15J on November 9, 2006 at 12:42 AM
The Republicans need Steele more than Steele needs them.
Anyway – R.G. and Steele in 08!
forest on November 9, 2006 at 12:47 AM
Not only for his beliefs,but the cooly impassioned and articulate way that he is able to express them while under fire.
bbz123 on November 9, 2006 at 12:48 AM
Kinda like Barack Obama.
spmat on November 9, 2006 at 12:50 AM
Very true, very true. Let me ask those on the left…please tell me WHY (in as many words as you want) Barack Obama is being cast as the “presidential material”, “the great new leader of the Democratic party”.
What exactly has he done to deserve it? What views does he have that make him stand out? He was selected to be a speaker at the Democratic convention, yes? Can you give me a reason why the left brought him into the spotlight so quickly if NOT for his color?
See…The Republican party is, as stated, a giant tent. We just don’t divide them up into seperate compartments (i.e. Blacks, Latino’s, Gay, straight, etc.). Under the Republican tent, we’re just one large group.
HarryStar on November 9, 2006 at 1:40 AM
Three words: Bring…it…on!
SunnyBrook on November 9, 2006 at 1:46 AM
We need a Republican Rahm Emanuel. Republicans weak spot is always getting strong conservative candidates, and this year the Dem’s outdid us on that. We would at least have kept the Senate if we had a credible candidate in Florida.
pedestrian on November 9, 2006 at 2:11 AM
DannoJyd,
It worked for the Dems, didn’t it?
Pablo on November 9, 2006 at 3:43 AM
1. Being Republican is pretty much a requirement, isn’t it?
2. If the color of his skin means that a huge chunk of the Democrat base begins reevaluating what the respective parties have done and will do for them, it’s a good thing. I’d have a problem removing him from consideration because of his skin color.
3. He’s bright, he’s articulate, he’s good looking and he’s quick on his feet. He actually is a uniter, not a divider and he’d be a media darling. These are all positives.
Pablo on November 9, 2006 at 3:48 AM
If Steele can do for the RNC
what Pat Toomey has done for the Club for Growth,,
the Deaniac’s med dosage will need to be upped yet again.
normsrevenge on November 9, 2006 at 4:06 AM
As tempting as it might be, Anton is right. To use such a well “packaged” (sorry!) man to our own ends…one has to ask…is it about his skin or about his ability?
I never want us to be like that party of Plantation Politicians.
seejanemom on November 9, 2006 at 5:16 AM
I’d sooner like to have him in the race for the white house (maybe VP to Duncan Hunter)
tiekitwist on November 9, 2006 at 6:48 AM
Okay… that didn’t work right. Haha… let’s try this again.
Yesssssss. That’s what I’m going for as well. Everyone else has already said it, but I hesitate to turn Steele over to the Party when he has such great potential for office. Furthermore, what about all that talk about him not being a party player? He really emphasized that he was a new face, not your regular old politician. Being head of the RNC will totally take away most of the electability that he has.
tiekitwist on November 9, 2006 at 6:48 AM
seejanemom,
It, like everything political, is all about the whole package and how the public perceives it. The primary question should be whether or not he can sell the GOP, it’s policies, and it’s candidates to America.
If he were white, would anyone be worried about “using him” for “our” ends, or simply whether or not he’d be a good fit for the job? Should we use a different standard for Steele because he’s black?
Pablo on November 9, 2006 at 7:21 AM
If Allen concedes this afternoon, he’d be another option for RNC leader.
Allen…Steele…even Erlich. Any other good choices out there? I’m looking at presence, intelligence, and overall decency.
Lornkanaga on November 9, 2006 at 7:36 AM
Before we go picking a new chair, we should probably clarify what it means to be Republican now. Bush is revealing himself to be a RINO, and I for one do NOT want him or anyone like him at the helm for ‘08. We’ve let the Left and the RINOs define us and it’s muddied the waters. While I do think we need to replace the RINOs, I leery of the inevitable comparisons we’d get to Kos/Lament.
Me, I don’t know enough about Steele’s record. I liked his ads and style, but we need only look to Clinton for an example of style over substance.
Rambling aside, it’s time for a house-cleaning and we need to decide what to throw away and what to keep.
xardoz on November 9, 2006 at 7:54 AM
I am for bringing in new people, but depend’s on their views. If we have to switch views to cater to them, then no good. Values must remain the same.
StuLongIsland on November 9, 2006 at 7:59 AM
I too have to say that I don’t know enough about Steele yet. I do tend to lean more towards putting him up for VP than RNC. It seems to me that he needs a more visable position. How many people in this country even know who the RNC chairman is?
aelhues on November 9, 2006 at 8:12 AM
I say have Cheney step down and the make this man of steele VP.
Wade on November 9, 2006 at 8:43 AM
I like Steele. He has class. I think he will be around politically for awhile. RNC chairman would be good. Maybe a run for Prez or VP. A couple of people here have already stated they would like to see that He probably won’t,but it would be cool.
Man I could see that happening.
Good question. Are we making Steele the Obama of the Republican Party? Discuss.
vcferlita on November 9, 2006 at 9:10 AM
Wade: I disagree – W’s already thrown the Dhimmicrats a bone, why give them another?
xardoz on November 9, 2006 at 9:18 AM
NO! Steele is blacker than Obama! What a screwed up world!!!
But a great choice for RNC Chair.
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on November 9, 2006 at 9:38 AM
Well, I lived in PG County for 3.5 years, so I know that he’s had a lot of crap thrown at him (sometimes literally) and he still comes across as strong without stooping to their level. Allen had crap thrown at him and responded with “lookie at what he wrote!!”. Steele’s response to the WaPo was good to see. He’s impressive regardless of race.
MamaAJ on November 9, 2006 at 9:38 AM
The GOP needs to realize something.
NOTHING it ever does will attract black voters.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Labamigo on November 9, 2006 at 10:02 AM
This may be a good move and not because he is black. This may bring the GOP back to the middle. He is a moderate and he does seem to have his hand on the pulse of the people. And I don’t just mean black people.
Labamigo – you are dead wrong. There are many black people in my office who wouldn’t give Obama a second look much less the DNC. How do you say it. They feel that they are “Lawn Jockys” for the Dem’s.
BobK on November 9, 2006 at 10:14 AM
I know a number of conservative blacks, and believe that if the majority of the others would do the research to make their own opinion valid, they would be too. Having a Steel as an active agent for the Republican party could make the party look like the valid option that it is.
aelhues on November 9, 2006 at 10:30 AM
If Steele does become the head of the RNC, he’ll probably continue to get oreo-cookie references, and worse. If that happens, methinks *we* will have the “moral authority” to start calling those idiots the stupid racists they are.
Lornkanaga on November 9, 2006 at 10:31 AM
This is a total no-brainer for our side.
For those of you liberal racists that think we only like him for his skin color, go back to your Bareback Osama worship. Steele combines strong convictions, conservative views, and rock-star charisma. That’s why we like him.
thirteen28 on November 9, 2006 at 10:39 AM
BTW Ian, Haley Barbour did become Mississippi governor after his stint as RNC chairman, so there is recent precedent for holding political office afterwards.
thirteen28 on November 9, 2006 at 10:43 AM
So, how is it that Steele pulled 43% of blue, blue Maryland? All of those black voters weren’t really black?
Pablo on November 9, 2006 at 10:48 AM
That is the best idea I’ve heard this year. He could be the candidate in 2008 instead of waiting until 2012 or 2016.
tommuck on November 9, 2006 at 11:04 AM
Right, Labamigo, this never happened. Nor this.
MamaAJ on November 9, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Don’t let this man drop off the radar screen.
The man is nothing but a class act, and what I believe an
excellent move by the Republican Party. And yes, it
would drive racist Howard Dean and the DemWits nuts.
byteshredder on November 9, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Does anyone know Steele’s stance on the immigration/amnesty issue?
stenwin77 on November 9, 2006 at 11:25 AM
What a great idea !
stenwin77 on November 9, 2006 at 11:27 AM
As Senator Palpatine once said, “We’ll be watching your career with great interest!” I really hope that we have not seen the last of the man of steele
Vanquisher on November 9, 2006 at 11:48 AM
I’d love to see it… Steele’s truly a great conservative.
Why is it that liberals always seem to be the first to bring ethnicity into an argument… they just can’t seem to get past it. As a Maryland resident who confidently voted for Steele, I can say (and I know I’m not alone here) that the color of his skin has nothing to do with how I feel about him as a person or a politician. You know, contrary to what the libs would have you believe, “conservative” does not mean “racist.”
thepuke on November 9, 2006 at 11:51 AM
I guess when we back a person who happens to be something other than “white,” it’s just a “dirty trick” to fool those “ignorant minorities” into voting Republican…
…right…
thepuke on November 9, 2006 at 11:53 AM
Bring the GOP back to the middle??????? Sorry, I had to respond to this one. Bring the GOP back to the middle??? (rhetorical).
Why do you think that? People in the middle of the road are often run over. RINO isn’t what we need!!! We need true conservative values that this country was founded upon.
Has anybody ever wondered why Reagan is still talked about as one of our greater Presidents? It wasn’t because he was “middle of the road”. He stood for conservatism. Not as a talking point but as a true belief.
Please, middle of the road is just going to cost us in the next election as well!!!
HarryStar on November 9, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Well this is fun. I get called a racist for urging some of you to show Steele some respect by not making him a black figurehead like empty-suit Barak Obama.
This is the strongest argument I’ve seen for considering Steele for a RNC leadership post. However, the party Chairman should not be in the face of the public — that’s the job of the elected leadership!
The primary skills the RNC Chairman requires are (1) fund-raising, and (2) candidate recruitment. I don’t know Steele’s background well enough to know whether he’s good at either task. He could be great. My point was that neither do most of you who were posting about how cool it would be to have a strong black conservative as a party chairman.
The RNC Chairmanship is the ultimate insider’s position. I would expect it to go to somebody very well-connected. Maybe that’s Steele, maybe it’s not. Why not Santorum? Why not retiring Governor Jeb Bush (well, there is that name liability…).
Anton on November 9, 2006 at 12:46 PM
“Has anybody ever wondered why Reagan is still talked about as one of our greater Presidents? It wasn’t because he was “middle of the road”. He stood for conservatism. Not as a talking point but as a true belief.”
Then why do Americans place Clinton and Kennedy higher on list of “greatest presidents in last fifty years”? Why did Reagan sign an amnesty bill? Why did Reagan pay reparations to Japanase-Americans interned during WWII, which nutjob Michelle Malkin decried because “the Japs deserved it”?
Grebrook on November 9, 2006 at 1:08 PM
Labamigo
Michael Steele’s colors are red white and blue…..
EricPWJohnson on November 9, 2006 at 1:20 PM
Sista Mary would go into meltdown. I’d love to see that!
Aunt B on November 9, 2006 at 1:24 PM
Let’s call this statement what it is — an insult to all black voters everywhere, whether they be Democrat, Republican, or Independent.
CyberCipher on November 9, 2006 at 1:42 PM
Let’s call this statement what it is — an insult to all black voters everywhere, whether they be Democrat, Republican, or Independent.
CyberCipher on November 9, 2006 at 1:42 PM
It looked to me like a well founded opinion based on the empirical data of the past 30+ years.
DannoJyd on November 9, 2006 at 2:15 PM
Steele as RNC chair?
Stop teasing. That fellow is a competent breath of fresh air that I would welcome onboard in a heartbeat.
AZ_Redneck on November 9, 2006 at 2:33 PM
Yes, race DOES matter, let’s not pretend that it doesn’t. It matters in that it would be the icing on the cake. We like this guy because he’s this, that and the other, oh yeah and it doesn’t hurt that he’s black and might just bring in enough of the black vote to put a Pubbie candidate over the top. The dhimmis get 90 percent of the black vote, Steele might just help whoever our guy is in ‘08 to get an extra 10 percent, just enough to win the whole shabang.
Demographics, people. With dhimmis trying to take the hispanic vote and millions of illegals crossing the border, we need every edge we can get.
Also, it doesn’t hurt for black kids to have a positive role model to offset the negative role models like Fiddy Cent and Snoop Diggity Dawg, fo’ shizzle.
Tony737 on November 9, 2006 at 2:40 PM
I don’t think anyone called you a racist, Anton. And if they did, well that seems kinda jerkish.
Anyway, you brought up a good point. What exactly ARE the requirements/qualifications for being head of the RNC?
I had no real idea, although you seeme to articulate them pretty good with “1) fund-raising, and (2) candidate recruitment.”
Anyway, this whole thread seems mildly interesting, but not really all important, because 1) I don’t think that the RNC is going to ask us our opinion. And 2) I don’t even really know what the head of the RNC does. I have no idea what his power or responsibility entails.
Steele does have a rock star sorta vibe to him. Honestly, I don’t know if that is useful for the RNC head. I almost never hear about our current RNC head (whoever he is, which sorta proves my point. Or maybe just shows that I’m ignorant) or the DNC head, Howard Dean. Yeah, every now and then he shows up in the news, but a lot less than other democratic features.
Anyway, if Steele got the job, I don’t know what he would do with it. Would he make it a real in your face, rock star sort of thing? Or would he just work behind the scenes? I don’t know, and honestly, I’m not that interested. I follow candidates, but not the behind the scenes stuff. Maybe I should, but right now I don’t.
And anyway, what do we have to do with this? This isn’t an elected position. A bunch of behind the scenes republicans are going to make this decision.
EFG on November 9, 2006 at 3:29 PM
Did someone say something about girls on trampolines? Did I miss something?
urbancenturion on November 9, 2006 at 3:42 PM
Yes! Give “Cold” Steele the position, please! He would be great for the job.
I would love to see Steele take on Mr. Pasty White Boy, former governor of one of the most pasty white states in the Union (Vermont), to the mat when he attempts any future race pimping.
tommy1 on November 9, 2006 at 4:32 PM
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