Tegan Goddard seems to think it possible:
Later in the article it's related that the putative putsch leader, someone I've never heard of named Katon Dawson, reiterate that he supports Steele.
So Steele's going to be kicked to the curb soon. Unless he isn't, of course. But it seems to me that the point isn't that the RNC may have the mother-of-voters-remorse over Mr. Steele, but that the whispers are going out at all.
But it stands to reason. Republicans pay lip-service to the marketplace of ideas, but in the Big Tent, it's lockstep all the way, and Michael Steele has these little things called independent thoughts that make the old white guys who run the place swoon.
Remember how I said this some time ago:
There's a big, big difference between busting the stereotype and actually changing the way one thinks.
The former is message, the latter is substance, and with Republicans, the message is substance.
Translation: they are still the party of old white guys who care about business.
They're more addicted to message than a tweaker is to their crystal.
That's your political lesson for the day.
Republican insiders tell Political Wire that a no confidence vote on RNC Chairman Michael Steele is likely to be called after the NY-20 special election on March 31 -- regardless of whether Republicans win the seat or not.
Later in the article it's related that the putative putsch leader, someone I've never heard of named Katon Dawson, reiterate that he supports Steele.
So Steele's going to be kicked to the curb soon. Unless he isn't, of course. But it seems to me that the point isn't that the RNC may have the mother-of-voters-remorse over Mr. Steele, but that the whispers are going out at all.
But it stands to reason. Republicans pay lip-service to the marketplace of ideas, but in the Big Tent, it's lockstep all the way, and Michael Steele has these little things called independent thoughts that make the old white guys who run the place swoon.
Remember how I said this some time ago:
Tiernan said he was attracted to Steele by his dynanism and ability to articulate Republican values. He said Steele's ethnicity helps bust the stereotype that the GOP is a "party of old white guys who only care about business."
There's a big, big difference between busting the stereotype and actually changing the way one thinks.
The former is message, the latter is substance, and with Republicans, the message is substance.
Translation: they are still the party of old white guys who care about business.
They're more addicted to message than a tweaker is to their crystal.
That's your political lesson for the day.
Thanks ... good call, Kevin. I'd spotted that elsewhere and just haven't got to post an update on that yet.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, yes, the way the Republican party just keeps seeming to eat its own.
It's going to be interesting to see the discussion with Steele in the rearview mirror.