The Right Scoop- peterverkooijen
Michael Steele was only pointing out the obvious; in the 2008 election Obama chose Afghanistan as his opportunistic pet cause so he could sound tough while criticizing Iraq and the broader war on terror. Afghanistan is NOT a central front in the war and Obama designed the war to fail, blame Republicans for the spilled blood and treasure and take the credit for “bringing the troops home” before the 2012 election. Conservatives attacking Steele are helping Obama get reelected.
- waldo
peterverkooijen you are absolutely correct. why do Republicans want to help the Democrats time and time again. Bush knew we couldn't defeat the Taliban completely and I think that's why he concentrated his priority on Irag where we could be successful. The Taliban will wait until we tire and come back. Then we can launch a few missles at them periodically and keep them off guard so that wont be able to let Al-queda resume their terrorist ways, because this war will never end until radical Muslims are exterminated
- Tyler
To answer both of you fellows' questions, the Republicans and Democrats are playing the same game of big government. Think of the Washington D.C. as the home of the “Political WWE” so-to-speak. They're like pro wrestlers. On TV, they snarl at each other and point the finger and make their talking points…then when the cameras are off…they think about the script for their next “big fight.” Why else would you have a village idiot like Michael Steele still a member. It seems like by now, they could've found a way to fire his sorry hide a long long time ago if they really cared in the slightest about not looking bad because of him.
- http://twitter.com/SovereignSlave Bruce Hedrick
I disagree that the call for Steele is a sudden reactionary call. Steele has been through several gaffes, and each time the call for his resignation has become louder. What to do though? I don't know the best move. This issue puts Reps in a tough position. Steele is a good guy and his speech about Afghanistan being Obama's war does have merit in some sense. Personally, I think Steele needs to get back to state politics/management. There are several Black politicians who are bigger and quicker thinkers than Michael Steele.
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Rush defends Steele in this ongoing saga regarding Steele’s Afghanistan comments last week. He didn’t defend all of his comments, but did suggest that Steele was half right in his assessment of this being a war of Obama’s choosing, since this is the war that Obama and the Democrats wanted to fight. This is a different take than many republicans and pundits took (including yours truly), citing that the war began in 2001 which means it can’t be one of Obama’s choosing. Rush interprets the phrase differently, and in a way that makes sense.
Rush also considers the fact that it seems that some of these Republicans calling for Steele to resign are cheering for him to fail. I don’t know if that’s true, but Steele has had a gaffe prone existence as head of the RNC and I think many are simply tired of him being a distraction. Rush argues that Steele is no more gaffe prone than several in the Democrat party, is immensely more qualified for his position than Kagan is for the Supreme Court, and wonders if those calling for Steele to step down are also asking the Republicans to filibuster Elena Kagan.
Enjoy!
- http://twitter.com/SovereignSlave
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