Two words: Hell no.
I know, I know. I’m in the minorty among my conservative friends but hear me out. Michael Steele is a modest Republican version of Joe Biden, with an equally charming smile plus the un-Biden-like trait of being man enough to embrace his own baldness.
What will happen if Michael Steele steps down or is somehow forcibly removed? The left will swarm like kids around the ice cream man and the complicit press will force feed the news to Americans from every channel ad nauseum.
What would happen if Michael Steele stays put, as I think he should? The press will swarm like kids around the ice cream man and the complicit press will force feed the news to Americans from every channel ad nauseum.
So why give the left another grave to dance over? The left will do what it does regardless of what Mr. Steele decides to do. Remember, Steele’s term ends in January, 2011. Why not focus on important things like winning local elections and generating conservative voter activity in November? Sure, what Mr. Steele said about Afghanistan didn’t make sense. I think he misspoke, the same way that Al Gore misspoke about inventing the internet.
Is Steele right that a land war in Afghanistan is a bad idea? Why not ask Russia for the answer.
Is he right that this war is of Obama’s choosing? Yes and no. We all know the war started nine years ago, so it is obviously not of Obama’s creation. But it is the war that Obama has repeatedly expressed support for. I think it is his war, just not of his making.
Does his statement merit loss of his job? Again I say hell no. If politicians lost their jobs over erroneous or questionable statements they made during various gatherings the House, Senate and White House would be empty. But if you think he should step down, I suggest you ask President Obama step down for any of the dozens of verbal and factual, um, “gaffes” he has made. Given that Steele was speaking at a fund raiser, let’s just pull one Obama gaffe out of the air for comparison. It had to do with people clinging to their guns and their religion. One man was asked to resign, the other was elected president.
When you convince me of the logic of those outcomes I might consider joining the emotional “fire Steele” bandwagon. I just think we need to focus on the bigger picture: We have a country to save.
