MICHAEL STEELE CHOSEN TO HEAD THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Michael Steele has been chosen to be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele is the former Lt. Gov. of Maryland and current chairman of GOPAC. He was elected to the position after 6 rounds of voting eventually defeating the current chairman, Mike Duncan, as well as fellow challengers Ken Blackwell, Saul Anuzis and Katon Dawson. In the final round, Steele received 91 votes...more than the 85 neeeded to win.
My thoughts? I have heard Michael on many radio and television programs. I have checked his record and he appears to be a fairly solid conservative. I've talked with a few conservative friends of mine from Maryland and Steele receives mainly thumbs up from them. One of them said to me, "He's not as conservative as you, but I think you will like him in this position." From what I've seen, I tend to agree with his assessment. Let's face it, the party has been going down the crapper in the past several years. The party has lurched so far to the left, that many of us have questioned whether or not we can still call ourselves Republicans. Contrary to the liberals in the media and the Democrats, the Republican party is not in shambles because it has gone too far to the right. The Republican party needs desperately to return to the conservative ideals that has made it successful in the past. I am hopeful that Michael Steele can get the party back on track. He has a LOT of work to do. I am very optimistic, but I want to see what moves he makes before I sing his praises.
