Sen. Mel Martinez will officially be taking over the helm of the RNC today. As a sitting U.S. Senator, Martinez will serve as “general chairman” — a position which does not exist under the written rules of the RNC.
As you probably have guessed,…

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More evidence of the nature and form of Bush’s loyalty.

Many conservative bloggers are unhappy with the Martinez selection. Ed at Captain’s Quarters, Stop the ACLU, Michelle Malkin and Iowa Voice to name a few. Much of the unhappiness stems from Martinez’s views on illegal immigration. So what does TFM th…

And that message is: Stop ignoring the base.
It looks like they didn’t get that message… or they just don’t care anymore. Word has it that instead of the highly popular and very qualified Michael Steele being tapped to chair the RNC…

Has the RNC not learned from the past crushing defeat? They ignored many issues for too long and therefore the base conservatives never showed up. Now they want to install a head who appears to be a Rhino? Here is his amnesty bill from the Senate.
Hage…

Does this mean Karl Rove is getting his way again? Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), a close White House ally and a Cuban American, has agreed to become the next general chairman of the Republican National Committee, GOP officials said. The…

There is a lot of screaming about immigration today; especially since the recent talk of Senator Martinez heading up the RNC. This issue fascinates me–mostly because I don’t believe either sides rhetoric. The conservatives have tied the issue to national

Obviously, Bush didn’t pay attention to the Arizona voters who overwhelmingly passed anti-illegal immigration measures cause he named Senator Mel Martinez to be the new RNC chairman to replace the soon to be out Ken Mehlman.
As the Senator will…

We hoped, after learning that RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman was stepping down, that the new RNC Chairman would be a good Conservative . . . someone like Michael Steele.

But, today, once again, we are stabbed in the back. Disappointed. Irritated. Pertur…

You can read what this is about at RedState, though they are hardly the only ones. Hot Air has a poll you can participate in here. Also Michelle Malkin has an extended post on the issue here. Also read several

Hot Air’s got a poll up asking who the RNC chairman should be. Click here to view the results. With such strong support for Michael Steele, why would the Republican party choose a sitting Senator as chairman? Or am I…

To: Alabama GOP and the GOP
As a registered Republican in Alabama, and one concerned with Illegal immigration and against President Bush’s Amnesty program; I request that the Alabama GOP NOT support Martinez for the RNC chair.
If the GOP continues to…

Hot Air has it that Michael Steele will not be asked to head the RNC. Instead it will be Florida Senator Mel Martinez.

At the risk of editorializing, I believe this is an awful choice and was a case of affirmative action. Michael Steele was articulate…

I spent most of the day on the road listening to talk radio. Looks like I didn’t miss much exciting. I heard the news on the radio that Mel Martinez would replace Ken Mehlman as the RNC chairman. I’m embarrassed to say that my first rea…