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Clearly the G.O.P. Does Not Have Balls of Steel When It Comes to Limbaugh

Keli Goff | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


Keli Goff

It's time for Michael Steele to stand up to Rush Limbaugh and any other voice from the right that stands in the way of the G.O.P. becoming a party that truly represents America.

Arthur Delaney

Steele Takes On Rush Limbaugh: "Ugly," "Incendiary" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


UPDATE - 6:20PM ET: Michael Steele has apologized to Rush Limbaugh for referring to him as an "entertainer" who can be "ugly" and "incendiary," Mike A...

RNC Finance Director Tim Crawford Quits

Politico | ALEX ISENSTADT | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


The finance director for the Republican National Committee resigned abruptly Friday afternoon, and a source familar with the situation said he was for...

How Eric Holder and Michael Steele Spent Their February

John Ridley | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

What's clear now is that after Tuesday night's flame out by Jindal, Steele is going to have to work double time in finding a new messenger. First, perhaps, he needs to figure out what the message is and how to deliver it.

Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

Steele: RNC May Not Support Specter In Primaries

Talking Points Memo | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics


n an interview today on Morning Joe, Michael Steele seemed to be trying to back off of his prior statements about how Arlen Specter could face a prima...

Jim Bunning Threatens To Sue The RNC

AP | ROGER ALFORD | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics


FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning on Tuesday said he would have grounds for a lawsuit against his party's national campaign arm ...

Why the RNC Commission Report Won't Help Future Planners of National Security Special Events

Coleen Rowley | Posted 03.26.2009 | Home


Coleen Rowley

One of the notable aspects of President Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington was that, somehow, without tear gas, tasers or thousands of people d...

Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

Michael Steele Gets Funky for the RNC

John Ridley | Posted 03.23.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Rather than a politician with fresh ideas, Michael Steele sounds more like somebody's uncle trying to be hip while playing some black-top hoops with 16-year-olds.

Inside the GOP Hip-Hop Revival Tent

Patrick Sauer | Posted 03.23.2009 | Comedy


Patrick Sauer

It's a jungle out there and sometimes in the privacy of their own gated communities the Grand Old Party wonders how they're going to keep from going under.

The Evil of Banality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

It could be that our institutions are so corrupt, our political discourse so banal and polluted, that they are incapable of lifting us up from our national malaise.

RNC Kills Ambitious "Renewal" Think Tank

The Plum Line | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics


The Republican National Committee, under new chairman Michael Steele, has quietly killed an ambitious plan to create the Center for Republican Renewal...

New RNC Chair Demands Entire Staff Resign

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics


Politico reports that new Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele "has requested the resignations of the entire RNC staff and signaled a...

RNC Silent On Cheney's Obama Terror Attack Claims

The Plum Line | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics


Do Michael Steele and the Republican National Committee -- the center of the party's political operation -- agree or disagree with Dick Cheney's claim...

Michael Steele's Challenge

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

There exists a leadership gap in the Republican party with no strong frontrunner for 2012 and evidence of growing division between the leading candidates. Steele must fill this leadership vacuum.

The New RNC Chairman -- Providing Full "Race Card" Default Insurance

Carl Jeffers | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Carl Jeffers

Selecting Steele is designed to help position the Republicans more advantageously in their effort to fight off charges of "using the race card" when their attacks on the president become really tough.

Michael Steele: No Profile in Courage

Ira Forman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Ira Forman

When Steele was faced with a choice between political expediency and denouncing bigotry, Steele chose expediency.

The Meaning of Michael Steele

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Michael Fauntroy

It's hard to remember the last time a party chairman's race has been so closely followed, but the reality is that Steele's win really doesn't mean much.

Steele, the GOP and Confronting the Southern Strategy

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


Simon Rosenberg

That fact that Steele won the RNC chairmanship is a hopeful sign that the GOP has begun to confront its shameful exploitation of race as a national political strategy.

Steele's Slippery Slope

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics


Charles D. Ellison

Republicans needed a public relations break more so than a Michael Steele, a fact that will show itself much sooner rather than later.

Progressives Should Take a Moment to Appreciate the Steele Nomination

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

I'm a liberal Democrat who doesn't agree with Mr. Steele on much of anything but I still find myself hoping that other progressives will take a moment to appreciate his nomination.

5 Facts About the New RNC Chairman

Judd Legum | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Judd Legum

Former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele was just elected chairman of the RNC. Here are five facts about the new leader of the Republican party.

Katon Dawson, RNC Chairman?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


Kenneth Blackwell has just withdrawn from the running for the next Republican National Committee chairmanship and has put his support behind Michael S...

Sam Stein

Michael Steele, RNC Chairman (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics


See earlier updates below Michael Steele became the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee on Friday after defeating hi...