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GOP chairman doubts Republicans can retake House
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Posted on 01/05/2010 3:43:49 PM PST by Chet 99

WASHINGTON – GOP Chairman Michael Steele thinks Republicans have "screwed up" for the most part in the years since Ronald Reagan was president. And, he adds in an interview on the heels of his new book's release, Republicans won't win back the House in fall elections and might not be ready to lead even if they do.

That forecast of failure sparked a pushback Tuesday at the GOP's own National Republican Congressional Committee, whose aim is to elect Republicans, and delight at its counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

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KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; abdication; gopcomeback; operationleper; rncchairman; sleepswithromney; steele
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To: Chet 99

I don’t know why but, ‘Milk Dud’ is what I come up with when I think of this loser.


62 posted on 01/05/2010 4:20:32 PM PST by Hammerhead
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

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I have shamelessly quoted you verbatim, because this is exactly correct and cannot be said often enough. Everytime I get talked into supporting the GOP one more time, Steele opens his mouth once and I am ready to bolt independent.


63 posted on 01/05/2010 4:20:52 PM PST by Psalm 144 (What did you think NEW WORLD ORDER meant? The Constitution? States' rights? Individual liberty?)
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To: Chet 99

Maybe we can take up a collection....and buy him a set of stones....where the he$% is Tom Delay....


64 posted on 01/05/2010 4:22:01 PM PST by mo
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To: ntmxx

I would imagine that Steele is pessimistic because he comes from MD, where everything that can go wrong for the GOP usually always does. He lacks faith in real republicanism.


65 posted on 01/05/2010 4:22:25 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Post5203

Ken Blackwell still stands head and shoulders above them all.


66 posted on 01/05/2010 4:22:42 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: Chet 99
I don't necessarily disagree. The RNC has no money. The Republican party is split and in disarray even now. And when the country goes down the toilet within the next couple of years the only face I want on it is the face of the Democrat party.

Republicans forfeited the right to save America during the W administration.

67 posted on 01/05/2010 4:24:48 PM PST by LiberConservative (Global Warming/'Climate Change": Biggest Scam in History)
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To: DoughtyOne

Fast forward to about 2:15.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuawzkKpuM

Listen carefully as Michael Steele says “you’re right” - after the host compared the RNC Convention to Nazi Germany.

This is the guy that leads our party? What a joke, he’s needs to resign or be forced out.


68 posted on 01/05/2010 4:24:57 PM PST by Falcon28 (I)
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To: Chet 99
Republicans won't win back the House in fall elections and might not be ready to lead even if they do.

If he means because they won't run true Conservatives then he might be right.

But if he means they can't win even if they go Conservative then he needs to resign immediately and get someone in there who knows how to at least PRETEND that they are fighting for the views of what amounts to about 60% of the American people at this point.

69 posted on 01/05/2010 4:25:21 PM PST by paulycy (AMERICA: Less safe. Less free. More broke.)
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To: cripplecreek

Right, but for some reason the RNC members wanted Steele. I guess we’ll never know why, must be defeatism at work, I suppose.


70 posted on 01/05/2010 4:26:10 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Chet 99

Immediate resignation.


71 posted on 01/05/2010 4:28:53 PM PST by texmexis best
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To: Chet 99
Steele must step down now!!!
72 posted on 01/05/2010 4:29:36 PM PST by airborne (S. S. D. Y.)
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To: Chet 99

I have no doubt that you (MR. Steele)cannot retake a damned thing, but that does not mean we the people can’t.

The GOP is utterly useless.


73 posted on 01/05/2010 4:30:12 PM PST by chris37
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To: NewHampshireDuo

http://www.amazon.com/Right-Now-12-Step-Program-Defeating/dp/1596981083

Review

“Michael Steele’s book is a prescription for not only returning the Republican Party to power—it’s an action plan for bringing the party of Lincoln back to the conservative principles upon which both it and the nation were founded. It’s a must-read for everyone who believes that ‘Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness’ is more than an antiquated catchphrase in a historical document.”
—Mark R. Levin, New York Times bestselling author of Liberty and Tyranny—A Conservative Manifesto

“In the face of exploding deficits, an attempt to nationalize healthcare, and the erosion of the values that made America great, Michael Steele is taking a stand. Upon witnessing the suffering of the United States and the Republican Party when it abandons its core conservative principles, Steele sounds a long-overdue battle cry for a fresh, energetic conservatism to fight Obama’s socialist vision.”
—Sean Hannity, national radio and television talk show host

“With wit and insight, passion and judgment, Michael Steele points the way to a GOP comeback.”
— William J. Bennett, the host of nationally syndicated radio show Morning in America and former Secretary of Education under President Reagan


74 posted on 01/05/2010 4:30:37 PM PST by maggief
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To: Chet 99

This guy is a ‘mole’ and all of the above.


75 posted on 01/05/2010 4:31:06 PM PST by citizencon
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

More and more, I’m thinking the GOP is playing at being inept and letting the grassroots do the heavy lifting, and hoping they get back in their good graces by default.

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They want to play center. They will infinitely compromise, and tell the left how much better it is that they stand between us and policy changes.


76 posted on 01/05/2010 4:31:28 PM PST by Psalm 144 (What did you think NEW WORLD ORDER meant? The Constitution? States' rights? Individual liberty?)
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To: arealconservativeforachange

Just the kind of thinking we need going into the 2010 mid terms. This guy needs to pack his bags and get out of Dodge.


77 posted on 01/05/2010 4:31:46 PM PST by Mr. Wright
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To: Theodore R.

The GOP could save some money by not meddling in primary races where they aren’t needed. In my district we have good conservative republican running but the NRCC apparently doesn’t trust us so they imported a carpetbagger with zero legislative experience to run against the conservative.


78 posted on 01/05/2010 4:32:03 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Sarah was the Chairman of the Alaska Republican Committee for quite some time. That’s where I originally met her.


79 posted on 01/05/2010 4:34:44 PM PST by Integrityrocks
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To: Chet 99

How long is this guy head of the RNC?


80 posted on 01/05/2010 4:37:44 PM PST by ColdOne (ColdOne(Obama=Treason))
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