Actually, it was the WHITE, democrat Maryland Senate President, Mike Miller, who called Steele an Uncle Tom. Here is an article about it.
Only in the race-baiting politics of the democrat party is such a remark allowed, understood and forgiven.
In my haste to make room I cut out a line that made the paragraph in question clearer. I was referring to an earlier incident but, yes, you're right, and I thnk you for pointing it out. Will re-insert that line sometime today.