Michael Steele opens up his mouth again, and guess what happens?

Taskr, would you believe I thought he was a pretty smart guy before he got that job? I mean, I didn't agree with him on everything but I thought he seemed decent and intelligent. What the heck happened...lol? Annie

Yeah any politician that tries to make everyone happy, even in his own party, will be an abysmal failure. It can't happen. The Tea Party wasn't created under his watch though. That started in the last year of the Bush administration. It's just become particularly powerful since then and that has been more a result of Obama paired with Bush than anything Steele has done or could do. You're right that smart people say stupid things. Nobody is immune to putting their foot in their mouth. With Steele though, it's just one thing after another and it's not always what he says, but what he does like the phony census forms he sent out.

I personally think he is over his head in this position, and is just trying to make everyone happy, which is IMPOSSIBLE. He also has to deal with the creation of the Tea Party under his watch, and I am sure there are many people that blame him for this. I agree he seamed smart, but even smart people say stupid things from time to time.

Lil, I did not approve of the war in Iraq, and if we would have just focused on the task at hand, the war in Afghanistan would be over by now. I don't recall any republicans upset with either war until Obama came into office, as a matter of fact I can't tell you how many times I was called UNAMERICAN for protesting the war in Iraq. Iraq seams to be coming under some what of control (about as good as you are going to get), but Afghanistan is a different story. Obama did set a time table, but the military doesn't like that idea, but war is their job, and when there isn't any wars going on they lose money. I do believe that the war in Afghanistan does need to be fought, and needs to be won to stop the terrorist from creating another safe haven. But, the leadership and the people in Afghanistan needs to start pulling their weight. We can't be there forever!!!!

the last couple of years of Bush I know I was hard pressed to find anyone who really supported the war in Iraq but the blind bush followers. You are absolutely right that the war in Iraq really hurt us in Afghanistan. It would be a lot further along if had left Iraq alone. My only issue with Afghinstan is we have been there how long and we have not made a lot of progress. I agree we need to stop the terrorist. But as long as they can run across the Pakinstan border and back....that is going to be hard. We can run them out of afghanistan...but after we leave they will just come back. So what did the war accomplish? We are NOT winning the hearts and minds of the people in either country. They don't want us there. I have been fustrated with both Afghinstan and Iraq's response...they really need to step up the plate and take over their own countries. But either they can't or don't want to...and I don't see how we can make them. I know we have a withdraw date for Iraq...but I don't see an end date in sight for Afghanistan.

I agree that we need to stop the flow of terrorist into Pakistan, and into Afghanistan. But, we need a strong government in both countries, and we don't have that in either right now. You are correct that we need better leadership in Afghanistan, and Iraq to help the entire world. But, we also want democracy in both countries, and you don't get democracy when you select a leader (see Iraq before Saddam). I hope that you are not right about Afghanistan, but I fear that you are.

He wasn't taken out of context, he actually said this. Yes, he is something else.

Either way this isn't good for the republican party, but maybe very great for the Tea Party. This is the major problem I see with the Tea Party is their lack of leadership and coordination. Many of the people that consider themselves members, and many that could become members don't know where to turn to for information, and leadership. If the tea party members could all come together, they could take a large chunk of the RNC with them, thus creating a NEW PARTY that can distance themselves from the old party which really doesn't represent them anyways. They also could mold a new platform that just might be able to change this country the way they want to. They need a leader with balls that will take over this rage tag group get them motivated, and organized. The natural leader would be Ron Paul, but he is going to have to end his pact with the devil (the RNC) and move to where he belongs. This is easy for me to say when I don't have a six figure salary, and a cushy job like Paul does. But, leadership is not something that you decide to do, it is something that comes natural.