The Republican Party 'wants the country's treasury back' and they will stop at nothing. Having Judd Greg in Commerce will play to the Republican agenda for 2004 and don't believe otherwise.
Basically, the Republicans 'don't get it.' They are profound bigots that believe if they change the color of the skin of their Chairman, then fame and fortune will come their way. They believe the African-American Vote is based in 'visual acuity' instead of 'cognitive decision-making.'
When the country moved away from the Bush Republican agenda it was based in cognitive decisions to stop warring in Iraq while reclaiming the American Economy to put people back into American jobs. The African Americans that voted for Barak did so in recognition of a man that sincerely had the 'right message.' He voted against the war in Iraq and believed in American labor while working at the 'grass roots' level of politics as a Community Organizer. He left any promise of wealth at the Harvard Law Review and decided to be one of the most loyal Americans this country would come to know, determined to 'take by the country.'
In a historic move, the Republican National Committee has elected its first black chairman, Michael Steele. And with the White House now occupied by the nation’s first black president, Democrat Barack Obama, both major parties are under the guidance of African Americans – making Friday’s election at the RNC’s winter meeting in Washington doubly historic.
Republicans wanted “a new face, they want[ed] to show that there is change in the party,” said party activist Ann Stone, a Steele supporter.
Evident in Mr. Steele’s election was a desire to send a signal that the GOP has not given up on diversity and inclusion, especially after a presidential election in which 95 percent of African Americans voted Democratic....
This 'move' by the RNC is a true Republican classic. Mimic the Democrats and then redirect the powers elected to and take advantage of the power of the military and prestige of the country for personal gain and wealth. That is all the RNC is doing AGAIN by putting Michael Steele as their Chairperson.
Michael Steele was a delegate to the 2000 Republican convention that nominated George Walker Bush to the top of their ticket. Hello?
Steele was able to be elected as a running mate to the Maryland Governorship because the 'team' took a margin victory away from the Democrats. The small margin they won was due to an unpopular, end of term limits Governor with marital issues. It wasn't as though Steele and his running mate had better ideas, it was just that they was no scandal associated with them that Republican Fundamentals would disapprove.
In 2005, Bush chose Steele as a delegate to the investiture of Pope Benedict XVI at the ceremonial mass in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
As with most Republicans, their personal fiscal portfolio is lacking. From Salon (click here). Steele was never overtly illegal, exactly, but always a little shady:
...Update: At first glance, this appears to be the kind of step forward that the Republican Party needs to be successful in the years ahead. As I noted in an earlier post, the race for RNC chair came down to a choice between an African-American moderate and a Southern white man with a troubled history when it comes to racial issues. Clearly, for a party that's increasingly relegated to representing only Southern whites, the RNC's voting members made the right choice, at least judging by that factor alone....
...His record as a businessman wasn't stellar, either. A consulting firm he founded never turned a profit, and was a serious drain on his finances. Shortly after he began his run for lieutenant governor, Steele ran into trouble because of a $25,000 loan his sister had given to his campaign for comptroller that he'd never paid back. Then, there were revelations of an additional $35,000 in personal debt, as well as more than $100,000 he'd taken out of two retirement accounts in order to support his family, leaving a balance of less than $600 at the time the news broke. He suffered further embarrassment over his finances when it was revealed that the Republican Party was paying him a consulting fee of $5,000 a month during his campaign for lieutenant governor.
