Michael Steele Steps Aside (Obama, party, election, elect)

[HistorianDude]

Steele Drops Out, Endorses Cino | TPMDC

Michael Steele just dropped out of his race for a second term as RNC chairman and threw his support to Maria Cino, who came in second place after the fourth ballot here at the GOP's winter meeting in National Harbor, MD.

"I will step aside because I think the party is ready for something different," Steele said.

[oz in SC]

Good.

[ovcatto]

More like shuffles.

[florida.bob]

I certainly didn't like him, he was way too effective.

[calipoppy]

Hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amok.....

[DRob4JC]

I appreciate the sacrifice to step aside.

I think Palin would be good here - she is effectively doing the job right now.

[desertdetroiter]

Interesting. I was proud of him for his accomplishments, but ultimately, i don't give a damn because i'm not a Republican and couldn't possibly care less who their chairman is.

[Wapasha]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

Steele Drops Out, Endorses Cino | TPMDC

Good, its not as if he clearly defined what the hell his party stands for any way.

I might give him a break if the president was a republican, because then the pres would be defining the party's position, and Steele would just be collecting contributions, but 0bama has been president, and Steele was all but invisible.

[Wapasha]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

I appreciate the sacrifice to step aside.

I think Palin would be good here - she is effectively doing the job right now.

Nah, she is defining her version of conservatism, which may not be the same as what the blue-blood elite repubs think it is.

[enemy country]

I knew this two years ago. The only reason he was ever there was because Obama won the election. If not for that he would have stayed in the back of the room and he knows it. He is a joke trying to belong to the republican in crowd.