The Republican Party should be embarrassed for two reasons. First electing an incompetent black man as their chairman in an attempt to make the party look more inclusive and to neutralize any attempt to make attacks on our first black President seem racial. Secondly, castrating the powers normally attributed to the chairman by treating him like someone to be seen but mostly not heard. This article is insightful.
GOP leaders to Michael Steele: Back off – Manu Raju and Jonathan Martin – POLITICO.com
- Congressional leaders are miffed that Michael Steele is trying to take such an
- active role in policymaking. Photo: AP
GOP leaders, in a private meeting last month, delivered a blunt and at times heated message to RNC Chairman Michael Steele: quit meddling in policy.
The plea was made during what was supposed to be a routine discussion about polling matters and other priorities in House Minority Leader John Boehner’s office. But the session devolved into a heated discussion about the roles of congressional leadership and Steele, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting. <<CONTINUED>>
GOP leaders to Michael Steele: Back off – Manu Raju and Jonathan Martin – POLITICO.com
