GOP Discovers How Not to Steele an Election
The problem with Michael Steele isn't that he puts his foot in his mouth more than a six-month toddler. The problem isn't even that he postures as if he has authority with the American people.
The problem with Michael Steele isn't that he puts his foot in his mouth more than a six-month toddler. The problem isn't even that he postures as if he has authority with the American people.
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics
Quite honestly, the most patriotic thing to do would have been to rebuild immediately on the WTC site to hurry up and start turning a profit again, as a capitalist "screw you" to religious fundamentalists.
Michelle Kraus | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics
It takes more than one cook to stir this pot of malarkey, and I smell a stinking rose.
Warren Holstein | Posted 03.21.2009 | Comedy
Well it seems that the latter-day Joseph and Mary trophies of the religious right-wing pro-life movement have been tarnished and their lackluster bronze has turned a gangrenous green.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.14.2009 | Comedy
Many late-night hosts have capitalized on Michael Steele's new initiative to make the GOP appeal to younger voters in "urban-suburban hip-hop settings...
Huff TV | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media
Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.
Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
An email campaign against Steele is growing in conservative circles, with his comments about the abortion issue and taking on Rush Limbaugh providing grist for his detractors.
Andy Ostroy | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
Poor Steele. He tries yet again, with great courage, to inject some logical, rational, science-based non-partisan thought into the debate only to be publicly rebuked by his political brethren.
CNN | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics
A top ally of embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele called on GOP leaders and activists Thursday to publicly state their sup...
Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics
While personal and political controversies are muddying up Palin's political agenda in Alaska, the distant horizon of national politics looms ever so pristine -- and inviting.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics
The race to fill a vacated House seat in New York has tightened considerably as Democrat Scott Murphy pulled within four percentage points of Republic...
The Hill | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
Republican infighting escalated Monday with allegations and denials over $4 million once destined for the party's congressional campaign committees. ...
Warren Holstein | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy
Yup, this home-schooled Doogie Howser R.N.C. is the latest offering from the downward-spiraling Republican Party's public relations arm.
Politico | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics
Over the past week, new RNC Chairman Michael Steele has walked through the fire, or more accurately, through a shooting gallery inside the Beltway. To...
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy
The folks over at the Full Ginsburg made this video of average Americans speaking some of Rush's most inflammatory words to illustrate the disconnect ...
The Hill | Reid Wilson | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele reassured his members Friday that he is up to the job, following a week in which his leade...
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics
Cyrus Krohn's departure comes as an especially heavy blow -- not just to the RNC, but to the conservative blogosphere.
Washington Post | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics
Arguably the most respected technocrat in the Republican Party, Cyrus Krohn is just the latest in a string of officials to resign from the RNC; last w...
Keli Goff | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics
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.
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...
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...
John Ridley | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics
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.
Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics
This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.
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...
Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics