Steele Takes Heat
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele's reign got off to a rocky start and it has remained so. His first gaff was his dismissal of Rush Limbaugh as an "entertainer" and his tenure has been littered with controversy ever since. The first mistake was made by the party in appointing someone so ambitious to the post- in Steele a former Lt Governor who ran unsuccessfully for the senate in 2006. Steele chased the media spotlight from the beginning with his "I'm the new sheriff in town" swagger. Steele received harsh criticism for charging $20,000 for speeches-which is unprecedented for the RNC chairman. The latest controversy is far more embarrassing and has some calling for Steele's resignation.
Steele has taken heat recently after the committee paid a nearly $2,000 bill at a sex-themed nightclub in Los Angeles. The RNC fired a staffer it blamed for the outing when the bill was presented for reimbursement by a donor. Steele failed to understand his role which is the source of his troubles. He falsely believed that being the leader of the Republican National Committee was synonymous with being the leader of the Republican Party. The role of the RNC is to attract more members, support candidates in local elections, spread the party message and most importantly raise money. Steele was just a little too self directed and ideological in his methods which caused friction amongst the party brass. Given the fact that he is the first black RNC chair has made him a target of the left wing media which took aim at him from the start. I certainly won't hold him responsible for what has been termed "bondage gate", once his staffers went rogue he had to pay the bill and cover up the mess. I don't agree with the calls for his resignation, I think the timing is awful since the the democrat majority has one foot in the grave and the other on an oil slick six months before the midterms. also. Under Steele's watch the RNC has won three crucial elections in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey and raised a record amount of cash. I think an intervention is in order, to get Steele back on message and reinvent himself with a much lower profile.
Steele has taken heat recently after the committee paid a nearly $2,000 bill at a sex-themed nightclub in Los Angeles. The RNC fired a staffer it blamed for the outing when the bill was presented for reimbursement by a donor. Steele failed to understand his role which is the source of his troubles. He falsely believed that being the leader of the Republican National Committee was synonymous with being the leader of the Republican Party. The role of the RNC is to attract more members, support candidates in local elections, spread the party message and most importantly raise money. Steele was just a little too self directed and ideological in his methods which caused friction amongst the party brass. Given the fact that he is the first black RNC chair has made him a target of the left wing media which took aim at him from the start. I certainly won't hold him responsible for what has been termed "bondage gate", once his staffers went rogue he had to pay the bill and cover up the mess. I don't agree with the calls for his resignation, I think the timing is awful since the the democrat majority has one foot in the grave and the other on an oil slick six months before the midterms. also. Under Steele's watch the RNC has won three crucial elections in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey and raised a record amount of cash. I think an intervention is in order, to get Steele back on message and reinvent himself with a much lower profile.
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