"Actually, what he thinks about those issues doesn't mean squat unless he runs for office. What he says in public about the most visible conservative in the land makes a helluva lot more difference. "
That's right. We know that Olympia Snowe isn't
exactly the strongest conservative. Yet even she could stand in support of Palin. So why couldn't Steele stand in support of Rush?
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