Comments on: Michael Steele: The Republican Harry Houdini

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By: gabrielpdansby

gabrielpdansby — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:25:53 +0000

And I really don't think Republicans picked Steele because he's Black. They picked him because he repudiated the policies of GWB and even said Bush was the scarlet letter (or at least thats what he meant). He said Bush mismanaged Iraq and Katrina, and that is something most mocospace.com Independent-minded Americans and conservative Democrats--people we're striving to win over--would agree with.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:25:02 +0000

Gee he wasn't saying any of that when Bush was campaigning for him in the '06 race— don't tell me he's a flip-flopper! Steele called him his “homeboy”. It was his close relationship with the WH that Marylanders disliked the most.

Now that Bush is out he has become the RNC's boogey man- and Steele suddenly has plenty to say.

BTW– my point wasn't about the death penalty it was about his promises to do something about it —and eventual inaction as Lt Gov. He talks a very smooth talk but doesn't walk the walk.

By: Terp

Terp — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:29:46 +0000

Kritt11, actually the death penalty was pursued more in last century against whites than African-Americans if you do the numbers per capita charged with murder, but hey who cares about the actual evidence. Say whatever your Dem talking points are (whats next, digging up the Oreo incident?).

The criticisms on this post of Michael Steele aren't fair at all. He, like others, have had their share of mistrakes, but criticizing him for Sauerbrey's 98 loss? And more so, becauce they lose Prince George's (or as most of us affably know it, PG) County? Anyone with just the slightest hint of Maryland politics know that there have always been the Big 3 for Dems for a while-- MoCo, PG, Balt City. Ehrlich/Steele '02 didn't win either. And Sauerbrey lost in 98 because Paris Glendenning read the tea leaves and took her wildly popular 25% income tax cut and decided to push a 10% income tax cut himself so he could steal the mantra of tax cuts.

Steele is a dynamic speaker, motivator and visionary. If your charge is that he is not always the most detail-oriented then sure there is some credibility to that, but lets be fair, we all have our strengthes and weaknesses. Give the guy a chance before you dismiss him.

And I really don't think Republicans picked Steele because he's Black. They picked him because he repudiated the policies of GWB and even said Bush was the scarlet letter (or at least thats what he meant). He said Bush mismanaged Iraq and Katrina, and that is something most Independent-minded Americans and conservative Democrats--people we're striving to win over--would agree with.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:21:07 +0000

Yes- I live in Md, and he did nothing as Lt Gov.

After promising to research whether the death penalty is applied more often to African-Americans than to whites, he failed to reach any conclusions or suggest any legislation to the legislature.

Steele then failed to win the US Senate when people found out he had been recruited by Karl Rove and had received money from Bush/Cheney fundraisers (that he was afraid to attend, LOL) Its just a new face on the same old policies.

By: TheMaineView

TheMaineView — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:56:30 +0000

I don't know my about Michael Steele. Unfortunately for him he will just be seen as a “me too” appointee. In any case I hope he brings some reason to the GOP

By: KYJurisDoctor

KYJurisDoctor — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:06:45 +0000

While I wish Michael Steele good luck in his new position, I see his selection as a ploy for the GOP to make Blacks and other minorities feel like the party is suddenly pro minorities and anti racists.

Please color me "UNIMPRESSED".

Until the party adopts SUBSTANTIVE steps rather SYMBOLIC ones to address its INHERENT problems, it might as well be whistling DIXIE! OsiSpeaks[dot]com