Seems to me Steele had a great opportunity to preside over one of the greatest electoral victories in American history and did so. ...standing on the sidelines, leaving the RNC in terrible financial shape, and leaving all the funding and GOTV operation to Haley Barbour and the RGA.
What a hero.
Face it, the last two years at the RNC have been a cluster*.
Sometimes the way that works is to leave well enough alone ~ as far as funding, I really don't see why you'd want to give up a massive victory to avoid taking on a bit of debt.
Of course, winning isn't everything ~ it's THE ONLY THING!