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Christy Todd Whitman with a better tan?

What an absurd comparison. Whitman is a fiscal conservative and a social liberal--in particular she is pro-choice.

Steele is a fiscal conservative and moderate to right on social issues. He opposes abortion and embryonic stem cell research. He is also opposed to the death penalty but that is not inconsistent with his Catholic background and it is a principled position--obviously not one he takes for political expediency.

Frankly, it appears that the primary litmus test for the Steele bashers is his support of affirmative action. Affirmative action has its problems and needs to be phased out. But, echoing the debate over the Iraq war, I don't believe that a timetable for withdrawal would be productive.

If affirmative action is the primary problem, I would suggest there might be far less Steele bashing on this forum if he were white.

Steele is a fiscal conservative and moderate to right on social issues. He opposes abortion and embryonic stem cell research. He is also opposed to the death penalty but that is not inconsistent with his Catholic background and it is a principled position--obviously not one he takes for political expediency.

Steele, in his heart of hearts, is a damn good man. However, he is also a wimp who will cross the street to avoid a fight ... never mind fight ... he will cross 6 lanes of speeding freeway to avoid a scowl from a Democrat ... or heaven forbid, a reporter. Also, he thinks he's funny and can write TV commercials.

Personally pro-life .... the wimp is already out there trying to get "pro-choice" votes. The man is a mass of contradictions. OK, He's for Affirmative Action, but his strong stand on the issue didn't do him any good with Afro-American voters in MD. The Blacks went 90% ++ for his white nonentity opponent who looked like Barbara Mikulski in drag.

He IS like Kristy Whitman, in that he thinks dragging the party leftward will get us the Democrat and "Independent" votes we need to win. Ask John McCain and the RNC, "How's that workin' out for you?" .

Let me see... hmmmm... to believe what you say about steele or to believe what steele says about steele... sorry... I think I will go with my own ears and eyes this time... you see... I have listened to steele himself just last week on Morning in America, Bill Bennett's XM radio show and he made statements and pushed positions that make ALL of your claims about him false. Remain ignorant and a minority party... your choice... just do not pee on my leg and try and tell me that it is raining. I am far too savvy for that crap.

LLS

“If affirmative action is the primary problem, I would suggest there might be far less Steele bashing on this forum if he were white.”

He is a supporter of Holder for AG. He is not strong on the 2nd amendment. He is at best a flaming moderate.

Good points. Unfortunately, it will just be tuned out by the Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the most conservative one of all purists here.