Steele is welcome to say anything he wants, and I like the guy, as a person. But he should never, as the leader of the RNC, say anything that is against party platform. And he should know better than that. Sadly, he has put himself in the position of mistrust.
But don't snipe at people or call them names for standing up for their values and principles, ok? I refuse to bash Steele, but I did expect better of him. Still, no matter I personally feel, the party platform is what it is, and the chairman should not speak against it. Reality is what it is.
Let the word play out and be adopted with a "fixed meaning", or just forget it.