Posted on 01/08/2010 5:26:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele lashed out at his GOP critics on Friday, saying that God made him chairman because of the strength of his belief in the party and that naysayers are afraid of his message of change.
"A lot of people think that this is about me. It is not about me," Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, told the Christian Broadcasting Network. "When this job is over, I will go back to doing something else. But God, I really believe, has placed me here for a reason, because who else and why else would you do this unless there's something inside of you that says right now you need to be here to do this?"
Steele said that staffers who have been critical of his tenure at the RNC were lashing out because they felt guilty about the current state of the Republican Party.
GOP sources have said that Steele failed to tell a single member of the GOP congressional leadership about the release of his new book, "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda."
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Steele also dialed back comments he made on Jan. 4 that the GOP would not win back control of the House in 2010.
"Can we take the House back in November? Yes. Will we? I don't know," Steele said. "We still have vacancies. We still have candidates who are trying to decide if they're going to run. We still need to target all the areas where we have the greatest chance of winning seats."
Although Steele's comments have caused increasing frustration on Capitol Hill -- as well as among some top GOP donors -- critics acknowledge there is very little they can do to control or get rid of the RNC chairman.
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Yeah, apparently to assist the Democrat spin machine.
Bipolar, Sybil Steele strikes again.
It wasn’t God, It was RINOs.
It was for a reason though. It was to toss out the Conservitives.
He has been doing that.
Moon God??
Yep. Never doubt God using someone to serve as a horrible example to others! :)
Christ, he’s sounding like Sarah...
Boy, he’s full of himself, isn’t he?
God probably did put him there for a reason....to bring around the rise of the Tea Party.
>> saying that God made him chairman
I’m sure Obama says (in private) that Allah put him in the White House too.
ALL OUR GOP BASE ARE BELONG TO THE GOP BASE...NOT THE BELTWAY ELITES
Connect with the base! Discipline Lindsey Graham! Go promote Scott Brown!
Stop the SCOZZAFAVING
So in Steele’s mind, he’s there by an act of God? Oh my...
Michael, you need some quality rest bud.
Maybe $250,000 an unlimited expense account, book contract, and fees for speeches is the reason you took the job.
Bob, I know you think we overplay the RINO card, but this is no way to get that message across. Come on guy...
Will he claim to be Moses reincarnated next?
I’ve always believed God has a sense of humor...
GOP sources? Is this like "some" say?
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