Posted on 03/14/2009 8:10:45 PM PDT by james.richardson
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele should resign from his post immediately, according to the American Family Association’s new online survey.
In light of Steele’s regrettable GQ interview, AFA President Don Wildmon asked members if the beleaguered Republican chief should resign from his post, declaring the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland believes “abortion is a choice, and homosexuality is not.”
An overwhelming 94% of the more than 74,500 respondents answered Wildmon in the affirmative.
Likewise making their displeasure known, prominent social conservative luminaries characterized Steele’s mea-culpa as “very troubling.” Ken Blackwell, who formerly endorsed Steele after withdrawing from consideration for chairman on the fifth round of balloting, sternly instructed his former rival to “re-read the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, and the 2008 GOP Platform … or get out of the way.”
Both Chairman Steele and his socially conservative detractors, the number of which are growing by the thousands at AFA’s website, are sorely misinformed: The role of RNC Chairman is not one of a curator of opinion. Steele’s opinions on abortion and gay rights – whenever he settles on one – should have no influence on the implementation of sound strategies in his capacity as chairman.
Speculating perhaps that the “open,” candidate-centered campaign for chairman manufactured Steele’s present predicament by creating the perception that the candidates’ opinions actually mattered, Phil Klein writes, “in the end, it turned the race into more of a personality contest."
The premature calls for the forcible ejection of the first African American chairman of the RNC – like those by the AFA’s tunnel-visioned membership – only offer credibility to the maddening circular firing squad meme.
Steele assumed office January 30th, 2008 with the hope he could unite a fractured party and make sense of the current political climate. Rome, as they say, wasn’t built in a day, and similarly, the Republican Party will not be re-built in three short months.
In addition to besting Blackwell, darling of the social conservative movement, Steele also wrestled former RNC Chairman Mike Duncan out of the running.
Despite his ability to mediate intra-party disputes with ease and his reputation as a prolific and unrivaled fundraiser, critics of Duncan often cited his scanty public appearances and interviews as motivation to elect a more polished, camera-friendly communicator. To them I say: Eat your words. In fact, have a second helping.
Cross-posted at www.Skepticians.com.
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It’s very special. What it means is that when you post something I’ll be there and decide whether or not your thoughts deserve a metaphorical kick in the teeth.
The election was lost because of an unpopular war and a bad economy.
Both resulted from policies that you undoubtedly subscribe to.
Your comment is, of course, hateful. But please, give us your rationale for such a spurious accusation.
By the way. The election was lost due to as many as 9 million fraudulent votes, and approximately 5 million potential Republican voters who stayed home.
Your comments are truly evil and hateful.
I’ve earned a psycho stalker. Wonderful.
But not to worry, it’s all computerized. Nothing personal.
You are stretching that term even beyond the bounds of use the Leftwingtards laid down.
How dastardly!
Neat. Is this something you wrote or an off the shelf program? How’s it work?
Who else is on your list. I like to know the company I keep.
Are you aware that the economy is incredibly bad, and that most Americans attributed this to the Bush Administration, and thus they voted for Barack Obama?
That is the reality of why McCain lost.
That and an unpopular war.
If some social conservatives decided to not vote for McCain, that is not bad on them for withholding votes from an unpalatable candidate but rather bad on those primary voters who gave an unpalatable candidate like McCain the nomination in the first place.
So, did you or did you not support:
A) the incredibly unpopular Iraq War that cost votes
B) the incredibly unpopular trickle down economics that cost votes
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