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RNC asks Steele to replace Mehlman
The Washington Times ^ | November 10, 2006 | Ralph Z. Hallow

Posted on 11/09/2006 11:31:27 PM PST by icwhatudo

Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, whose party just lost both chambers of Congress, will leave his position in January, and the post as party chief has been offered to Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele. "It is true," Mr. Mehlman told The Washington Times when asked about reports last night that he would resign. "It's something I decided over the summer. No one told me I needed to. In fact, folks wanted me to stay."

Mr. Mehlman said he "told the White House over the summer it was my decision" to leave the RNC post, "win, lose or draw."

Also last night, Republican officials told The Times that Mr. Steele, who lost his bid for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, has been sought out to succeed Mr. Mehlman as national party chairman. Those Republican officials said Mr. Steele had not made a decision whether to take the post, as of last night.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hirealoser; leavingsinkingship; mehlman; michaelsteele; rnc; steele
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To: mariabush

Yes and from what I can see it gets more heated all the time.


141 posted on 11/10/2006 9:26:35 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: StoneWall Brigade; mariabush
Every party needs a strong, determined leader just as every family needs a strong parent.... The DEMs don't have to police themselves and their own corruption because the media ignores it, but the GOP is under the eye of the needle and has to walk the straight and narrow.

If they had brought the NYTimes and WAPO to answer for leaking national secrets perhaps the MSM would have backed off on the constant negative reporting on the GOP, but even if they didn't perhaps they would have at least thought twice before publishing info that damaged our country in the WOT and maybe some people who stayed home or voted against them would have seen a backbone and voted GOP.

142 posted on 11/10/2006 9:31:03 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: icwhatudo
No one told me I needed to. In fact, folks wanted me to stay."

You know, dude! The folks!

There were just these folks, man. I heard somebody say stay. But I didn't know'um.

Yeah, I guess the folks could be Democrats. But I don't know, they were just folks, man.

You know folks is folks.

143 posted on 11/10/2006 9:31:23 AM PST by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: GAB-1955

This may sound racist, and I don't mean it that way, but after Katrina I'm beginning to think poor blacks are getting the government they ask for. They keep pointing fingers at us saying we're holding them down, etc.. WE are not holding them down, they are holding themselves down with their stupid, blind, support for the DNC and insistence on staying on the public dole. I have no patience for people who refuse to step up and help themselves.


144 posted on 11/10/2006 9:34:42 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: lentulusgracchus

I thought Rove was from Colorado?


145 posted on 11/10/2006 9:35:36 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: RKBA Democrat

Steele is a moderate so I wouldn't use it as a strong indicator but I'm looking more to see if new people are gonna be replacing Bush people.

I see no one from the last 6 years who will be able to rebuild and win in 2008 and that includes the oh so much vaunted Rudy. We need to start building up the new leadership to take over.


146 posted on 11/10/2006 10:58:14 AM PST by kuma (Mark Sanford '08 http://www.petitiononline.com/msan2008/petition.html)
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To: sphinx

'We are now officially in the midst of the 2008 elections and George Bush isn't going to be on the ticket.'

This bears repeating. Everyone needs to get it that it's time to start the next marathon and we won't be using the same runners as last time.

Replacing RNC chairman, Congressional leadership & finding fresh candidates for POTUS is all on the list of things to do so that Republicans can make their comeback in 2008 instead of 2012/2016.

Can we really afford to play around for 6 to 10 years?


147 posted on 11/10/2006 11:04:06 AM PST by kuma (Mark Sanford '08 http://www.petitiononline.com/msan2008/petition.html)
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To: Vision
Odds are this is a mistake. We're like the Democrats now. We promote people who lose.

I agree. People on this board want to run Steele on the ticket in '08 just because he's black. If I wanted to treat people differently because of their skin tone, I'd be a Democrat. We will NEVER get the black vote, no matter how many blacks we put in prominent positions. The MSM will ensure that they are slandered as "Uncle Toms."

148 posted on 11/10/2006 11:08:22 AM PST by TUAN_JIM (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: kuma

"I see no one from the last 6 years who will be able to rebuild and win in 2008 and that includes the oh so much vaunted Rudy. We need to start building up the new leadership to take over."

I don't see much of a starting lineup on the GOP side.

Something to remember is that GOP doesn't not necessarily equal conservative and vice versa. I think conservatives need to start playing politics a bit more and quit tying their star so closely to the GOP.

Our gunnies have been playing the politics for awhile, and I have to say gun rights are about the only place where conservatism has been winning of late. Did you notice how quickly the newly elected Democrats would introduce themselves, and then step all over themselves to insist that they weren't going to pass any gun control measures? There's a reason for that.

When political parties compete for conservative votes, we win.


149 posted on 11/10/2006 12:21:44 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: kuma
Steele is a moderate so I wouldn't use it as a strong indicator but I'm looking more to see if new people are gonna be replacing Bush people. I see no one from the last 6 years who will be able to rebuild and win in 2008 and that includes the oh so much vaunted Rudy. We need to start building up the new leadership to take over.

The GOP better learn a lesson fast. Run a Rudi and say Howdy Madam President Clinton. ANY moderate the GOP puts up for POTUS then Hillary will run to the right of them and win. Ford lost to Carter. Bush lost to Clinton. Dole who became a moderate lost to Clinton. Bush the moderate would have lost to anyone but Gore who also ran right of Bush. Kerry stayed left which was the reason he lost. Hillary isn't that stupid though and she can talk right. The Ford/Bush era choke hold on the GOP needs to be ended. The two parties are now too close together in platform and it is politically and Constitutionally unhealthy for the nation.

I don't want to vote for any candidates who are not that far apart on issues with the mainstream DEMs and neither does most Republicans and a considerable number of DEMs who also vote conservative.

150 posted on 11/10/2006 1:52:08 PM PST by cva66snipe (If it was wrong for Clinton why do some support it for Bush? Party over nation destroys the nation.)
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To: cva66snipe

Agreed! Agreed!

Reading this board makes me think they all forgot the '92/'96 Perot vote. Any moderate Repub is gonna lose. Why vote for a liberal R when you can vote for the real thing? They keep thinking it's gonna work. They pick up the 10% middle and lose 20% of the right. -_-

Heck Perot was in the thick of it till he threw his hissy fit. There are other Perots waiting in the wings for a Rudy run.


151 posted on 11/10/2006 1:58:40 PM PST by kuma (Mark Sanford '08 http://www.petitiononline.com/msan2008/petition.html)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Can't argue with that.

Here in PA Santorum/Casey is a prime example. While I didn't hear it myself people quote Santorum as saying that Casey was more pro-life than him.

Dems might have taken Congress but they did it on a conservative agenda.


152 posted on 11/10/2006 2:01:18 PM PST by kuma (Mark Sanford '08 http://www.petitiononline.com/msan2008/petition.html)
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To: Arizona Carolyn
I agree with you, save that it's not a racial issue; it's a class issue. I've seen many poor uneducated people in Pennsylvania and West Virginia with the same idea of not wanting to advance themselves.

On the other hand, P.G. County is also the richest black county in the U.S. and will remain so for a while; the more money, the more people want to keep it.
153 posted on 11/10/2006 5:51:11 PM PST by GAB-1955 (being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
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To: kuma

"Dems might have taken Congress but they did it on a conservative agenda."

Yup.

There's a lot of teeth gnashing going on right now in conservative circles, but when you stand back and look at what happened, there are some real opportunities here. I think a lot of Democrats, including myself, are about as surprised to have won this election as the Republicans are to have lost it. There will be a lot of analysis within the Democratic party as to why we won and how we can do it again.

I think Democrats are going to work harder to attract conservatives. That is a very good thing for both conservatives and conservatism. It's not so good a thing for the Republican party.


154 posted on 11/11/2006 3:52:25 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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To: George W. Bush

I think we should be the first of the two major parties to appoint a woman as chairman, does anyone have any thoughts as to who she could be? What about Kay Bailey Hutchinson?


155 posted on 11/11/2006 4:33:47 AM PST by moose2004 (You Can Run But You Can't Hide!)
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To: moose2004
Not sure if appointing a woman is all that effective, especially for us. The feminist thrill has faded.

In truth, Hutchinson is considered too 'moderate'. But is actually no more liberal than Steele is.

We sound like triangulating Clinton liberals if we try to calculate whether The Woman is more suited than The Black.

I like Steele because he ran a good campaign and is a broad conservative. I can tolerate his limited support for affirmative action. As far as I know, he is pro-life and adheres to the smaller government/limited government conservative principles. So he is still my pick over Hutchinson.
156 posted on 11/11/2006 8:11:27 AM PST by George W. Bush
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To: conservative in nyc

The fact that Steele is not rock-hard conservative, just moderate to center-right, upsets some Freepers.

But, this the RNC post. They are concerned with how to win. They don't develop the platform.

I say go Steele. I am sure he will have staff, and he himself will also realize the importance of supporting traditional Republican values.


157 posted on 11/11/2006 8:19:23 AM PST by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: StoneWall Brigade; All

How conservative is Steels considering he is from MD?

I think he would be a good pick either way, but just curious....I have heard some say he isn't very conservative.


158 posted on 11/11/2006 8:21:02 AM PST by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: rwfromkansas
The fact that Steele is not rock-hard conservative, just moderate to center-right, upsets some Freepers.

I don't think he's moderate to center-right. He's more conservative than that.

I am sure he will have staff, and he himself will also realize the importance of supporting traditional Republican values.

I thought he was pro-family, pro-life, anti-taxes, generally a Club For Growth candidate. What's so liberal about him other than being a bit squishy on affirmative action?
159 posted on 11/11/2006 2:16:16 PM PST by George W. Bush
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To: rwfromkansas

Considering he's from MD, he's extremely conservative. He's center-right overall.

If 100% is Jesse Helms or Tom Coburn, and 0% is Ted Kennedy or Barbra Boxer, he's a 75% or 80%.


160 posted on 11/11/2006 2:18:51 PM PST by zbigreddogz
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