Bending Steele

I guess I'm behind the curve a little bit on the latest workings inside the Republican Party. I'm just picking up on this controversy surrounding RNC Chairman Michael Steele and his negative commentary about Rush Limbaugh. I don't know the man, but he's just demonstrated some very flawed judgement in my opinion. (And in his also, I guess, since he has just apologized for it.)

First of all, I don't consider Rush to be an entertainer, which is a common lib label, and now has been echoed by Steele. He also used words like "incendiary" and "ugly" when describing Rush's stern opinions. Right off the bat, I'm very concerned about Steele not even being smart enough to recognize when he's being played by the media into saying exactly what they want to hear.

Steele needs to understand this: A year ago, we had nothing but a bunch of weak-kneed Republican candidates (especially McCain) who wanted to run the campaign like a pillow fight. Many of us conservatives kept waiting on these guys to get serious about winning. And until Sarah Palin arrived on the scene, Rush Limbaugh was about the only major conservative voice out there to be declaring the truth about Obama. I listened to Rush most of the summer, and except for Hannity and a few other radio talk guys, there was nothing coming from the party. All of those Republicans, including Steele, were content to let Rush do the dirty work they were too afraid to do, and in the end, it cost them and the country.

So Mr. Steele, maybe it's time to step aside and allow someone who really "gets it" to take the helm of the party. If you're more interested in media-pleasing Rush-bashing, than you are in calling out this socialist administration, then you are no friend of conservatives. And if you really are the new voice of the Republican party, then we really are in trouble.