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 underst...