Yep, the zer0 task force is on HIGH ALERT & has been ordered into damage control mode
In case seeing Paul Begalia on CNN say this was "a great pick" was not enough, here are some of Steele's own words from his speech today:
"We're gonna bring this party to every corner, every boardroom, every neighborhood, every community and we're gonna say to friend and foe alike: We want you to be a part of this, we want you to worth with us, and for those of you who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked over.
So I wonder how Steele feels about the entire GOP in the house voting to obstruct Obama's "stimulus" bill?
I wonder which of the groups currently against "us" he will be reaching out to more- The extremely leftist NAACP and Log Cabin Republicans? (both of which he praises in interviews) He said, in a discussion of California's Prop 8 on WBAL radio in Baltimore, that he wanted the GOP to stop being just against things and try to be more "inclusive". People speak about "code words" in politics all the time. Sadly it appears many are missing the ones Steele uses.
More from his speech:
"To my friends in the Northeast: get ready, baby. It's time to turn it on, and work to do what we always do well, and that is win."
Ah yes, those wonderful "northeast" Republican friends of his like Christie Todd Whitman. Just what our party needs more of.
BTW-I see some are already resorting to calling anyone who questions the selection of Steele a "wingnut". Nice to see DU terminology being used on FR.
Steele's support of the rino Wayne Gilcrest in Marylands 1st congressional district against the conservative Andrew Harris is something many need to learn about. Our former Republican governor (who Steele was Lt. Gov to) Bob Ehrlich, supported Harris as did almost every Republican state senator in Maryland. Gilcrest, who Steele supported, lost in the primary to the conservative Harris and then when the general election came the rino Gilcrest threw his support behind the Democrat. (D)Kratovil got just enough support from this move to pull ahead in an extremely close race. Thanks Mike...
“We have to elect moderates in the party,” he told CBN’s David Brody.
For more see: The case Aginst Mike Steele
Some may be buying into the idea that McCain lost because he was too "conservative". Tonight, they and the Christine Todd Whitmans of the world are very happy. But hey, don't trust a wingnut, look into Steele's record for yourself. Do what you told others to do about Obama and look past the slick interviews and speeches and look at his record.