Steele: Rush Limbaugh Right About Specter

Steele: Rush Limbaugh Right About Specter

On CBS' "Early Show" Thursday, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele pronounced himself in line with the talk show host he once described as "incendiary" and "ugly" -- at least when it comes to Arlen Specter.

HARRY SMITH: We want to talk with Republican National chairman, Michael Steele, right now, this morning. Good morning, sir.

STEELE: Hey, good morning, Harry. How are you?

SMITH: Pretty good. I want first talk about Arlen Specter, his defection to the Democratic Party. Olympia Snowe mourned his loss earlier this week. Rush Limbaugh said he was dead weight, good riddance.

Who's right?

STEELE: Rush. I'm sorry I'm not weeping here. I'm sorry.

Asked about the future of the increasingly small GOP, Steele said, "Well, the future lies down the road a bit. I mean, look, I'm not going to sit here with, you know, pie-in-the-sky talking about, you know, how wonderful things are. They're not."

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