Archive for July 7th, 2010
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
by Claudine Zap Things have gotten so bad for Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele that some are suggesting that he step down ? and Sarah Palin step in. Steele seems to be suffering from gaffe-gate. His latest slipup, on the Afghanistan war, which he called a “war of Obama’s choosing,” even had his fellow Republicans up in arms. Steele’s unwise words certainly raised eyebrows ? and searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for “michael steele comments,” “what did michael steele say,” and “michael steele controversy” were all hot topics in the Search box. Buzz quickly built on the blogs as well. The Week tracked some of the pros and cons of Steele and Palin, and reactions were clearly mixed. While Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review thought the one-time Republican VP candidate would be perfect for the job to raise money, recruit candidates and “set the right tone,” others strongly disasgreed. A blogger from True/Slant opined that while Steele has “a loose tongue,” he’s “not an idiot,” adding about Palin, “There’s a reason she sticks to Facebook, Twitter, and the home-turf Fox News.” Ouch.
John Dickerson in Slate also thinks Steele’s job is safe, for now. The last thing Republicans want is a “protracted and public fiasco” right before the November elections. Instead, the AP points out, Steele will probably
