GOP needs new chief: Steele's not getting job done

GOP Chairman Michael Steele is a talented guy: smart, affable, telegenic, with a gift for gab. He ran a great race for US Senate from one of the toughest states for a Republican to win, Maryland.

I should know, I lost my own Senate race there in 1986 and no Republican has won the seat in 30 years. But the best thing Steele could do now for the GOP is to step aside as chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Steele has gotten a lot of bad press this week for gross (in every sense of the word) misspending of donors' money. First, the story broke that RNC money paid for a night out for a group of young donors and staff at a bondage-theme nightclub in West Hollywood, Calif., aptly named Voyeur.

Steele didn't attend the party, and the RNC staffer who approved the reimbursement of the expenses has been fired. Nonetheless, other stories have leaked out suggesting Steele has his own problems, namely very expensive tastes. During his tenure, he's spent RNC money on private jets, limousines and four-star hotels on his frequent travels -- nearly $9,000 at the Beverly Hills Hotel on one stop.

Paul Ryan would never be interested in being RNC Chairman

I see you never read my post. I will just quote from what I said:
“Only thing is, Paul Ryan would be wasting his talents as RNC Chairman. We need his superior financial intellect in the House, for when we take over in November”

Having said that, he'd be a heck of a lot better than Michael Steele if he wanted the post.
However there are thousands of excellent Republicans in this country who can do the job much better than Steele is doing. Steele was lucky because he got in while the GOP was demoralized and none of the A list potential candidates wanted the job. Right now, great candidates are falling over themselves everywhere to run for the GOP all across the country because the GOP has the momentum. Come January, Steele is history.

I am very sorry for my later reply to you. I had to do super. My cats were running low on their favorite foods. They eat better than I do. I have an Obama situation in my house. I am the cook, waitress, housecleaner, and chauffer when they are not feeling well and need to go to the vets. When they don’t like all these freebees, I am expected to return their food to the kitchen and get them something else. No tips. No pay. No nothing. Everything is free (at my expense) to include their medical care.

Now, where were we.

“Isn’t it odd how difficult it is to uncover the RNC rules?”

That is what is so disquieting. No transparency here, which means something crooked is going on.

“But its not the RNC’s problem really. It reflects those who are active within the establishment. More conservative Republicans have to get into the woodwork in order to prevent another Steele (or get rid of this one).”

Yes. Somebody who is close to the inner workings of this, needs to inform us so we can take what ever action needs to be taken to rectify the situation.

Something is very wrong.

Thank you for your comments, and again, sorry for my late reply.

Still looking for information. Did discover this:

THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
RULE NO. 1
Organization of the Republican National Committee
(a) The Republican National Committee shall have the general management of the Republican Party, based upon the rules adopted by the Republican National Convention. The members of the Republican National Committee shall consist of one (1) national committeeman and one (1) national committeewoman from, and the chairman of the state Republican Party of, each state.
(b) For the purposes of this rule and all other rules, “state” or “states” shall be taken to include American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, except in Rule No. 13 and unless the context in which the word “state” or “states” is used clearly makes such inclusion inappropriate.
RULE NO. 2
Method of Election for National Committeeman and National Committeewoman
(a) Where the rules adopted by a state Republican Party provide a method of election of the national committeeman and the national committeewoman, they shall be elected pursuant to such method.
(b) Where the rules adopted by a state Republican Party do not provide a method of election of the national committeeman and the national committeewoman, and where state laws do provide such a method of election, they shall be elected pursuant to such method provided by state laws.
(c) Where neither the rules adopted by a state Republican Party nor state laws provide a method of election of the national committeeman and the national committeewoman, the national convention delegation from such state shall elect them.

Called up a member of my Republican Town Committee. Hal is 80 and has been involved with the party in our town since 1964. He didn't know how Connecticut selects its RNC committeeman and committeewoman.

The Republican National Committee does have a forum. Think I'll register and ask there. Or email.

What do you think about a thread on this subject? There are so many replies critical of the RNC. While these comments are usually dead on target, they don't achieve much. We need to know how to fix the situation and the first step is discovering how, in each of us states, to elect people to the RNC who reflect the views of the grass roots.

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