Posts tagged “Michael Steele”
Dramatic Flareup In The RNC Infighting Story
The nasty infighting at the RNC over apparently deliberate misrepresentations in its April and May FEC reports has just gotten worse. To recap, this is what ABC News reported on July 21: A GOP civil war has broken out between RNC Chairman Michael Steele and RNC Treasurer Randy Pullen. The dust-up reveals new levels of [...]
Making The RNC’s Financial Mess Add Up
On Wednesday, ABC News reported that a nice little brawl had broken out at the RNC over “more than $7 million in debt” that was not reported to the FEC in its April and May filings: A GOP civil war has broken out between RNC Chairman Michael Steele and RNC Treasurer Randy Pullen. The dust-up [...]
Reimbursement Roulette
Michael Steele, hapless chairman of the RNC, doesn’t just suffer from Loose Lips Syndrome. He’s also been running a really loose ship. On the heels of the recent revelations about the RNC cheerfully reimbursing expenses for a group trip of young donors to a topless lesbian-bondage nightclub, we learn about seriously misrepresented reimbursements: At the [...]
Where God Appears To Michael Steele, And One Of Them Has Fun
(1) Yesterday, E. J. Dionne offered up this phrase to describe the routine political posturings of Republicans: “the audacity of audacity“. Right on cue, RNC chairman Michael Steele stepped up to provide a perfect example: As we celebrate (Dr. King’s) legacy, I’m reminded that his message is rooted in ideals and principles that the Republican [...]
The Best Laid Plans Of Men and Mice…and God?
It’s a good thing that God plays such an active role in Republican politics. Here he is, putting Sarah Palin forward as their vice-presidential candidate in 2008: Sarah Palin believed that Sen. John McCain chose her to be his running mate in 2008 because of “God’s plan,” according to a top political strategist in the [...]
Compounding Insult With Insult (CORRECTED)
MEA CULPA: This is going to sound incestuous, but quoting from the Huffington Post story that had quoted this post yesterday: It’s been pointed out to me that however hilarious the insertion of “engine” is, the fault here is not Fox‘s at all, but the automated transcription service that provided the transcript in the first [...]
Inevitable Comedy-in-Waiting?
In other news, RNC chairman (and all round loose cannon) Michael Steele today accidentally called for himself to resign over the Christmas Day Crotchfire bombing attempt. (Okay, maybe this didn’t happen today, but just by the laws of probability, one of these days he’ll do it too, won’t he, over whatever the made-up-flap-of-the-day happens to [...]
The “One Hand Clapping” Model Of Bipartisanship
What does one call this? Hypocrisy? A double standard? The political paradox of our times? The official Republican position on bipartisanship is evidently: — Democrats are required to display bipartisanship (and to be mercilessly excoriated at all times for failing to do so, even if they actually display it) — Republicans are forbidden to display [...]
Leftist And Rightist International Allies
(1) Back in the day, America used to have international allies (and enemies, too, to be sure). Well, in the time after the time of Bush (see below, for a defense of this awkward phrase), we have advanced beyond that. Now the Democratic party has international allies. Leftist ones, naturally (given the Nazi-Communist leanings of [...]
“All Hail Limbaugh” Gathers Momentum
Michael Steele groveling at Rush Limbaugh‘s feet on Monday was pathetic enough: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he has reached out to Rush Limbaugh to tell him he meant no offense when he referred to the popular conservative radio host as an “entertainer” whose show can be “incendiary.” “My intent was not to [...]