Comments on: Will New Quote Inflame Controversy Over GOP’s Blunt Spoken RNC Chair Michael Steele?

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:15:18 +0000

The only thing that Steele has done wrong is to try to bring the party into the 21st century. The GOP continues to look backwards at their glory years during Reagan. But Reagan knew how to compromise (remember he had to work with a Democrat-led Congress) and today's Republicans refuse to do this.

Steele is correct. The GOP is failing because it is mired in moribund ideology that is unsuited to today's challenges. He has the albatross of conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh around his neck on top of the malaise of failed leadership which pervades the party.

The simple truth is that the Reaganites believe that government is the problem- not the solution, but we cannot get our economy moving without government help. Even Bush eventually realized that fact.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:10:38 +0000

DaGoat,

The last thing any conservative party needs is a quota hire who was promoted because of his skin color. Steele is damaging to many conservative arguments.

Also, since Steele is a quota hire he is not very good at his job. He is not articulate enough to be talking unscripted to the media. He is not smart enough to understand what he is told to say. He has zero leadership ability and thus will harm what is left of the Republican Party.

If Steele is the answer, then the question is a stupid one.

By: Jim_Satterfield

Jim_Satterfield — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:09:40 +0000

Well, if you want to get a feel for Republican opinion there's CPAC. Here's Jon Stewart's take on it.

By: DaGoat

DaGoat — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:52:45 +0000

Steele is exactly what The GOP needs, unfortunately the rank and file has yet to see that.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:59:21 +0000

When you hire a diveristy, quota hire, you deserve what you get. It is an example of how politicians cannot think out in the long term.

By: joebloe

joebloe — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:19:50 +0000

And how bad would the GOP look firing their Af-Am “reformer” just weeks into his first term? The symmetry of that with their constant harrassment of the president would be delighfully more destructive to the GOP in the short term.

Man the GOP is dumb.