Mehlman is not personally responsible for everything that went wrong in ‘06. But the GOP campaign style has become predictable. A price was paid for that on 11/7, and there will be consequences.

Ali-Bubba on November 10, 2006 at 9:23 PM

Good post, and I do not refute a thing you say, but it is my opinion that we have a group of cut-and-run conservatives who did us a disservice by staying home because no one bothered to kiss their arse, and the wishy washy independants fell for the rants of the BDS crowd.

Conservative Democrat. I still cannot believe that anyone fell for that crap, and recognize that conservatism remains in the forefront of political ideologies. If our republicans had run on hard core conservative issues we might not have lost so many seats.

There will indeed be a price to be paid, and I hope that those who allowed the extremist party to gain power enjoy footing the bill.

Grebrook:

Way to be a vicious, spiteful bastard in victory.

p.v. cornelius on November 10, 2006 at 5:22 AM

Left-liberal control of Europe is reportedly shaping up as deadly to left-liberal Europeans, and all others. Having majorities in the House and Senate is probably likewise a defeat for Democrats, not just everyone else. So if anyone wishes to taunt Grebrook well, taunt him with the common disaster.

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1. It sends a message that the party doesn’t accept Tuesday’s results as a referendum in favor of liberalism, by showing trust in a man who has proven himself to be a true conservative.

2. Lt. Governor wasn’t Steele’s first job, he has a clue. This man has wit, intellect, and savvy. There’s no way a position like this will be “over his head”.

3. It means absolutely nothing to me that he’s black. It means everything to me that he has displayed outstanding character, integrity, and honor during this campaign, characteristics missing among the RINOs.

4. This man just ran a great campaign in MARYLAND, of all places. He’s fearless regarding his politics. If he knows he has support, there should never be a reason for him to back down.

Steele can have a strong positive impact on the national party, at the time it is needed most. My only question is, would President Bush want a REAL conservative around right now, when he’s finally got a group of folks in power that will help him craft an amnesty?

Well, isn’t this rich? Howard Dean is scolding the Maryland state Democratic Party for being too..white: Saying Maryland Democratic leaders must do more to encourage black candidates so “we do not have another Michael Steele problem,” Democratic Nat…

there is plenty of blame to go around, but I was not impressed by the job done by Mehlman. Haley Barbour – now there was a great chairman.

Danno, a serious problem in ‘06 was this: Every candidate and campaign operative has a distinctive style of campaigning. Team Bush have run four campaigns in a row — 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006. Their 2006 strategy was essentially to repeat the ‘02 and ‘04 campaign: Vote Republican, or the terrorists will win.

The Democrats had seen this game plan before, and finally figured out a way to beat it. By the time Team Bush understood what was happening, it was too late to recover.

Think about the great Oklahoma wishbone offense of the late 1960s and ’70s: The Sooners racked up victory after victory with that run-oriented, ball-control style of play. It was widely imitated and other teams (including Bear Bryant’s great Crimson Tide teams of the ’70s) also had success with it. But by the mid-1980s, Miami and other teams developed sophisticated high-scoring pass-oriented offenses that made the old wishbone offense obsolete.

Mehlman is not personally responsible for everything that went wrong in ‘06. But the GOP campaign style has become predictable. A price was paid for that on 11/7, and there will be consequences.

If you think that Mehlman was the one who didn’t get the job done the last 24 months then you either haven’t been paying attention or haven’t learned anything from what happened Tuesday.

So we’re taking advise from the guy who couldn’t get the job done and didn’t last 24 months in the job?

If you think that Mehlman wasn’t the one who didn’t get the job done the last 24 months then you either haven’t been paying attention or haven’t learned anything from what happened Tuesday.

I’d love to know how or why you think any RNC chairman could have overcome the legislative ineptitude and political tin ear of congressional Republicans in the last 2 years.

hillbillyjim thanks for responding to that dumasses comments about the election results. I was sleeping at 4:00am in IL.

outgoing RNC chairman Ken Mehlman, who recommended Steele as his replacement.

So we’re taking advise from the guy who couldn’t get the job done and didn’t last 24 months in the job?

He and Steele are both from Maryland which is probably why he made the recommendation. Again, I like Steele, but I simply don’t believe he’s the right guy for the this job at this time.

Precisely. But make him head of the RNC, and he’ll be ill equippped, in over his head, hurt the party, and injure, if not end, his political career.

Sure he’d be a great mouthpiece — provided someone tells him what he needs to be saying. But that is not what the position is all about.

db on November 10, 2006 at 4:00 PM

If you think he’s so ill-prepared, maybe you should relay your feelings to outgoing RNC chairman Ken Mehlman, who recommended Steele as his replacement.

I’m sure he’ll be all ears.

Nonono, Cheney needs to step down and let Steele be appointed VP.

One can dream can’t one?

- The Cat

Not a bad idea, actually. Under the circumstances.

This isn’t a case of “both ways”. Right now, he’s an un-employed ex-lieutenant governor. Give him the chance to work, learn from working, and shine nationally, he’ll be like that Cullinan Diamond…3,106.75 carats of pure joy, polished to perfection.

Precisely. But make him head of the RNC, and he’ll be ill equippped, in over his head, hurt the party, and injure, if not end, his political career.

Sure he’d be a great mouthpiece — provided someone tells him what he needs to be saying. But that is not what the position is all about.

Or, if Cheney resigns and Steele is made VP, for a Presidency bid in 2008, that’d do too.

But RNC Chairman is better suited between it or a cabinet position.

I love it…the Democrats…the party of “thinkers”…how dreary it is that you’re surrounded daily by such unthinking plebians….

*YAWN*

Puritan1648 on November 10, 2006 at 1:51 PM

As usual, said right and said well.

“Democrat in ‘08 – The party of thinkers late”

Not perfect, but it is a start.

1. That they are racists against any societal leadership except whites (after all, keep in mind that it was the Democrats who gave us Bull Connor, George “Segregation Forever” Wallace, Robert “Kleagle” Byrd, and others);

2. That they are impulsive – otherwise they would not get so torqued so easily;

3. That they are die-hard Democrats who believe that their party should be;

4. Kept in the hands of elitists who:

5. Of course, know better what is good for the mass majority of the people than they themselves, and;

6. Suscribe to basically socialistic and communistic socioecomonic systems of government which are usually totalinarian in their application.

Which one is it? Do you think highly of him or do you think he should be in the cabinet. Can’t have it both ways… if you’re a thinking person.

…I love it…the Democrats…the party of “thinkers”…how dreary it is that you’re surrounded daily by such unthinking plebians….

*YAWN*

…consider…if you stumble across a 4-pound uncut, raw diamond, you’d probably think highly of it.

You’d still want it cut and polished. It only makes your treasure more valuable.

This isn’t a case of “both ways”. Right now, he’s an un-employed ex-lieutenant governor. Give him the chance to work, learn from working, and shine nationally, he’ll be like that Cullinan Diamond…3,106.75 carats of pure joy, polished to perfection.

Which one is it? Do you think highly of him or do you think he should be in the cabinet. Can’t have it both ways… if you’re a thinking person.

Editor on November 10, 2006 at 1:34 PM

Absolutely.

Why would he want to go into the cabinet of a lame-duck presidency that just suffered a repudiation by the voters?

I’ll say this – if Steele was strategically tin-eared enough to make such a bad move, I’d defintely reconsider my support for him.

Since Bush is now a lame-duck president, we need to get a new face on the party, and the RNC chairmanship will assume that role between at least now and 2008. Another thing a chairman has a role in is recruiting candidates. Steele has the type of magnetic personality that could sell hamburgers to vegetarians, and as such is exactly the type of person needed for the position now.

I think highhly of him too

Then you claim:

A cabinet position where he can 1) get something accomplished and 2) prepare himself for bigger and better things is the best option for both him and our party.

Which one is it? Do you think highly of him or do you think he should be in the cabinet. Can’t have it both ways… if you’re a thinking person.