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July 5, 2010
Michael Steele Should Resign
On April 6 I called for Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele to resign. He didn't listen, and now he's gone and done it again. Last time it was mismanagement, and now it's stupid statements about Afghanistan being"a war of Obama's choosing." Last time few others called for him to go, this time the chorus is building. My guess is he'll be gone by the end of the summer
The offending words come 24 seconds into the video, caught at a fundraiser:
Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard sums up my thoughts:
A Letter to Michael Steele
BY William Kristol
July 2, 2010 12:12 PM
Dear Michael,
You are, I know, a patriot. So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party.
Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments, but I for one have never paid much attention to them, and have never thought they would matter much to the success of the causes and principles we share. But now you have said, about the war in Afghanistan, speaking as RNC chairman at an RNC event, "Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing. This was not something that the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in." And, "if [Obama] is such a student of history, has he not understood that you know that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?"
Needless to say, the war in Afghanistan was not "a war of Obama's choosing." It has been prosecuted by the United States under Presidents Bush and Obama. Republicans have consistently supported the effort. Indeed, as the DNC Communications Director (of all people) has said, your statement "puts [you] at odds with about 100 percent of the Republican Party."
And not on a trivial matter. At a time when Gen. Petraeus has just taken over command, when Republicans in Congress are pushing for a clean war funding resolution, when Republicans around the country are doing their best to rally their fellow citizens behind the mission, your comment is more than an embarrassment. It's an affront, both to the honor of the Republican party and to the commitment of the soldiers fighting to accomplish the mission they've been asked to take on by our elected leaders.
There are, of course, those who think we should pull out of Afghanistan, and they're certainly entitled to make their case. But one of them shouldn't be the chairman of the Republican party.Sincerely yours,
William Kristol
It's not just Kristol; other conservatives such as Liz Cheney, Rep. Tom Cole, Hugh Hewitt, Andy McCarthy have asked Steele to resign. Senators McCain and DeMint severely criticized Steele but stopped just short of calling for his resignation.
Steele should go, and then we can get on with the business of defeating Democrats and setting this country back on the right path.
Posted by Tom at July 5, 2010 8:19 PM
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What I find creepy is the lady in white, who vigorously nods her head in agreement with Steele's bizarre and unfounded statements "This is a war of Obama's choosing". Because of irrational hatred of Obama, his followers (the lady nodding in agreement) think we attacked Afghanistan because it was a war of choice, and they accept these ideas without any rational evaluation of what he is saying. Seriously, the Democrats couldn't be in a weaker position, but this kind of dribble (and the fact that supporters agree with this garbage) will make it an uphill battle for the Republicans to reclaim the congress. When you take that much liberty with revisionist history, you deserve some skeptical fact checking (i.e. Hewitt, Kristol, and many others)
Posted by: jason at July 6, 2010 12:46 PM
