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At some point Republicans are finally going to admit that they hired Michael Steele to head the RNC because of the color of his skin and not the content of his character. Obviously they don’t trust the Man of Steele:
Capitulating to critics on the Republican National Committee, embattled Republican Party Chairman Michael S. Steele has signed a secret pact agreeing to controls and restraints on how he spends hundreds of millions of dollars in party funds and contracts, The Washington Times has learned.
The "good governance" agreement revives checks and balances Mr. Steele resisted implementing for RNC contracts, fees for legal work and other expenditures that were not renewed after the 2008 presidential nominating contest.
The agreement, proposed by several current and former RNC officials, goes further, making 33-year RNC veteran Jay Banning, who was fired by Mr. Steele along with his deputy last month, an on-call adviser to the RNC treasurer. Mr. Banning was seen as a trusted liaison to RNC members critical of Mr. Steele’s tenure and financial management.
"I regard them – the Steele administration – bound by it," former Republican National Committee General Counsel David Norcross told The Times on Tuesday.
It’s not that they think Steele is going to embezzle money from Republicans; they already have a white man to handle that job thankyewverymuch. They just want to humiliate Steele to the point where he’ll finally quit but, in this economy, who can afford that? Ultimately there will be a buy-out offer and the Republicans will find out just what it takes to make him go away. To their surprise, they’ll find out that prices have gone up considerably since the days of forty acres and a mule.
I’d start the bidding with a fellowship at the American Enterprise Institute and a pony and see where it goes.
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Will Steele will be issued a shovel and a job at the Augean stables in which the AEI fellows tether their ponies?
There should be an announcement any day that the RNC has hired a 24/7 babysitter for the chairman. Someone needs to save the man from himself. While trying to explain that everything he does and says is very carefully calculated, he managed to come up with
“It helps me understand, you know, where the enemy camp is and where those who are inside the tent are.”
Sounds like those inside the tent are circling around to stab him in the back.
Bet he bargains better with the RNC than Obama and Fat Greasy Republicrat Ed punkass Rendell did with fuckhead Arlen fucking Specter.
Wouldn’t be hard.
Why, he’ll prolly even outtough Rahmbo, speaking of creepy ineffective motherfuckers.
This, too, is probably part of Steele’s cunning plan to rule the world. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the next time we hear from him he’ll be living under a bridge with a little dog named Rush; and, clutching a bottle of Mad Dog, he’ll insist that he’s so totally in charge of the whole republican shizzle, yo.
Steele issues statement – press awaits retraction
“To their surprise, they’ll find out that prices have gone up considerably since the days of forty acres and a mule.”
…and introducing, TBogg, as the irrepressible Ricky, Ozzie and Harriet’s ne’er do well, late in life surprise.
Considering that I don’t think people are lining up to join the George W. Bush Policy Institute at his yet-to-be-built presidential library, I’m sure a position there could be arranged.
I’ll see your AEI fellowship and raise you a gig at the Hudson Institute and fifty grand in cash.
“on-call adviser to the RNC treasurer”? Those are the first ones to die, right after the Comptrollers.
It seems like they’re using Steele like a black voodoo doll to vent on Obama. Not that he doesn’t deserve torture for being the token in Pinkyville.
If I was him I’d ask for, oh, 25 million or so and negotiate from there. He’s not that smart though so I am guessing he will get nothing at the end of the day.
Heh, watch Steele switch to the Democratic party.
THAT would be funny.
What, exactly, does it take to rise to the highest stratum of the GOP? All the usual qualities that lead to career advancement seem to be unnecessary.
The Republicans are imploding, and that is not actually a good thing. We need someone to keep the Democrats at least somewhat honest. We are in deep doodoo here.
Actually, I think they are worried about that. What Steele might do is go through huge wads of money hiring family and friends. Why??? Because that’s what they do.
Shameless self promotion coupled with dedicated service to corporate sponsors provides upward mobility in either party.
Let’s hope Steele follows Spector.
Into oblivion.
“they”? or did you just snark?
Michael Steele is an affirmative reaction hire, which makes the old white guys bitterly cling to their billfolds.
I hope Steele settles into a lifetime gig right where he is…if we can’t have a sane, reality-based conservative party in this country, let’s at least have one that is woefully ineffectual and ripe for parody.
LBJ said Republicans exist for two reasons–protect business and investigate Democrats.
Damn. Maybe Steele told the truth. It is all part of his strategy. Waiting to get paid to go away quietly.
The Democrats are essentially the same thing but without the balls to prosecute when investigation uncovers evidence of wrongdoing.
I can’t think of many examples of a Republican keeping anyone honest, though I can think of quite a few Republicans that make anyone look honest by comparison.
You mean there are no examples of them keeping other Republicans honest. They impeached Clinton for lying about a blowjob.
Yes. They labored mightily, and brought forth a mouse. And thought they deserved a spot on Mt. Rushmore.
This whole episode reminds me of the time the Duke brothers hired Billy Ray Valentine.
Coincidentally, NPR ran a piece on George Pullman this morning and how he built his Pullman car empire on a workforce consisting almost entirely of former house slaves, both for their learned deference to white folk and the relatively low wages that they’d work for. I doubt that Steele is a regular NPR listener, but he might want to bend an ear toward this one.
Well, it looks like Steele lost another Republican. Joe the Plumber is quitting the GOP. Where are the Repubs gonna get a new mascot now that Bristol and Carrie don’t seem to be working out so well?
The sad thing is that, in the field of potential RNC presidential candidates, he was the best. At least, it’s sad if you’re a Republican politician these days. I suppose what I’m feeling could best be described as schadenfreude.