[DavidFarrar]

But what does Michael Steele mean when he says, "Sarah Palin should "reorient" the party and grow it?" Has the party's orientation been wrong and now he is inviting Sarah Palin to reorient it? Looking at the party's Constitution and bylaws, how does one person "reorient" the party? Is there a "reorientation" position authorized in the bylaws, together with "reorientation" rules that need to be implemented and Sarah Palin is just the person to do the job? Has there been a motion made by the National Republican Committee, duly authorizing Sarah Palin as the GOP "reorientation" person?

I seem to recall Sarah Palin going up against entrenched corporate-type Republicans from big oil, is this what Michael Steele is now calling on Sarah Palin to do within the party structure -- empower grassroot-Republicans over the corporate wing of the party -- actually support the party's political platform rather than the corporate wing's political agenda? History has shown us the corporate wing of the party doesn't really care about lowering taxes, individual liberty or reducing government. What they want is someone who can rightfully pick up that banner in the peoples' eyes, while they pursue business as usual behind the scenes.

I agree with Mr. Steele, the Republican Party badly needs to be reorientated, from the ground up. But before Sarah Palin picks up the GOP banner, she had better make sure she actual has the power to "re-orientate" the party. If she doesn't, it will be she who is "reorientated.

ex animo

davidfarrar

[AUH2O Repub]

She can start by getting rid of Steele and all of the other RINOs.

[right way right]

What?

Is he volunteering to resign and endorse an Asian as head of the RNC?

I love the people of the Orient this would be so much more diverse than a token Black.

[Mamzelle]

I’m listening, Mike!

[McGruff]

Try to work within the party first.

[Texas Fossil]

Is this action like Lucy and the football with Charlie Brown?

How many times have we been treated that way?

That said, 3rd parties seldom succeed.

[Bob Eimiller]

The GOP is as terrified of Sarah Palin as the DemocRATS are ... She's perfect for a legitimate third party.True conservatives plus a huge chunk of female Republicans as well as many.... MANY independents

The three parties?

Socialist DemocRAT Party

Republicrat Party

The NEW BULL MOOSE PARTY

The next President and within another 4 years the majority party in Congress

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

"Re-orient?" So Steele wants Palin to reach out to Asians or what?

[bigbob]

Betcha his blackberry is buzzing off the hook now, with irate RINOs demanding his head on a platter for saying this.

“Palin is to be marginalized, you idiot, not encouraged! Didn’t you get the memo?”

[DustyMoment]

Steele wants Palin to "reorient" the Party.

God knows Michael Steele is clueless about it!!

[Patriot Babe]

hmmm....I swear it sounds like the Republican Rhinos want to ride on Sarah’s coattails.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

One thought I had the other day was if Michael Steele messes up one more time how about Sarah Palin as chairman of the RNC. She’s a good behind the scenes kind of person (i.e., natural gas pipeline) and she can make sure the moderates do not get to be the next nominee of the republican party by making sure that democrats do not get to vote in the republican primary’s.

[rabscuttle385]

Go to hell, RINO Steele.

[JLLH]

Sounds like maybe some in the RNC are finally getting the message...maybe?? They must change direction from this lukewarm Lib-lite they’ve been spewing for so long. It’s not flying with the rank and file base - esp. now!

[annieokie]

This just tells me Steele and the RNC are in trouble. He just wants her drawing power and the money that would come with it. No way should Sarah take this offer.

It is precisely why we like her so much, she is not one of them.

[SuziQ]

Re-orienting it, to me, means turning it back to it’s conservative roots, and I believe Sarah could so that. That’s why RINOS and liberals are so exorcised about her. They don’t WANT that to happen!

[FreeManWhoCan]

I think Steel should resign and Sarah take over. Everyone would go absolutely mad.

[supremedoctrine]

Steele sees a few possible future scenarios, and one likely one involves the new GOP majority getting behind Sarah Palin to pretty much the exclusion of all other candidates.
In an effort to revive himself as “relevant” , Steele wants to be in on this development, create the perception that he has seen her importance from the beginning, and make a new job for himself, since his “title” has seemed to amount to nothing for him politically. It is ONLY popular support at the voting booth that “decides” who has the power to re-orientate the Party. I believe Sarah Palin has that right now......she just has to hold onto it/

[RichInOC]

I like Michael Steele, but truthfully, sometimes I wonder whether in some ways he’s not Joe Biden with a tan.

[maggief]

Make that PALIN wants Steele ...

[editor-surveyor]

Steele means that he sees his job evaporating if he doesn’t align with Palin pronto!