The RNC race: It’s Michael Steele
For those of you interested, the balloting is taking place on the Republican National Committee chairmanship.
Incumbent Mike Duncan just pulled out.
Lots of conservatives breathing a sigh of relief. But who will take over?
Hot Air is tracking. Stacy McCain is live at the RNC.
And up-to-the-second reports on Twitter. Just search #rnc or #rncchair. Or go to tcotreport.
Update: Michael Steele is in the lead.
Update: Katy’s Conservative Corner has liveblogging of the proceedings. The latest:
UPDATE: 2:42 Latest vote total: Dawson 62, Steele 60, Anzuis 31, Blackwell 15. Time for Blackwell and Anzuis to think of getting out and making this a two horse race. Many conservatives are complaining that the GOP needs a Black chairman so we can look like we “care” about minorities. Your blogger thinks that choosing a chairman based on race would be for all the wrong reasons.
More soon. RNC is now in a proxy meeting. More soon!
Update: 2:57pm Eastern. Reports that Ken Blackwell is about to withdraw.
Update: 3:07pm Eastern. Blackwell withdraws. “I put my fullest support by the candidate that I think will…inspire hope, work with policy leaders, and have leadership/vision to pull us together and then to pull Americans together…behind Michael Steele.” Burst of applause.
Andy Roth wonders: Will Blackwell’s endorsement translate into actual votes for Steele?
Update 3:28pm Eastern: Steele 79 Dawson 69 Anuzis 20
Anuzis withdraws. No endorsement.
Recess for 15 minutes.
85 votes needed to win. Anuzis holds the kingmaker’s key.
Update 4:06pm Eastern. It’s Michael Steele.
PJTV interview with Steele here.
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Steele is a a fine man with good ideas. Unfortunately, most of the Republicans in the senate are pandering, weak sisters who have little or no chance of accomplishing anything. Steele may be a superb leader but he has nothing to lead.
I’m cautious about Steele. He has supported a few things in the past (I don’t recall exactly what) that made me raise a few eyebrows.
In further bad news for the GOP, most GOP governors have come out in support of Obama’s “stimulus,” including Palin. They want their “free” money.
Okay, color me disappointed too; Steele is another one who thinks the 2nd Amendment has something to do with hunting; gee, so does John F’n Kerry.
Free people are NOT supposed to be at the mercy of its government. Instead they now easily have us out-gunned and constantly seek an even greater advantage by banning the very weapons that actually would insure a free state.
Sorry RNC, if your position on guns is the same as Michael Steele’s then count me out.
Concerning Palin, what do you suppose her rating would be as governor if she says she’s refusing the federal money and that those facing unemployment will just have to feed themselves on her lofty principles? SHE’S A GOVERNOR.. YOU TAKE THE MONEY!
Danceswithdachshunds said:
Yeah, if she wants to stay A GOVERNOR. If she wants to get my vote for president, she is going to have to stand on principle, regardless of what is popular.
That is the problem with the current GOP – they take the easy way out, rather than stand on principle. That is why America is in such a mess.
Palin ran as VP as being a person of principle. She claimed she didn’t need pork from Washington, that if she wanted something built, Alaskans would provide for themselves.
Between this and her immigration comment, I’ve went from being a fan to
.
You don’t ‘get it’ – she doesn’t ~wish~ to stay the governor … she IS the governor! Her NUMBER ONE obligation is to her constituents in Alaska which does not include you and me.
Answer me this, when she becomes president in 4 years, don’t you want her to do exactly the same thing? – DO HER JOB to do the best thing for her constituents which then will include you and me? ONLY THEN will she want not just more money to stay in the pockets of Alaskans but stay in the pockets of the citizens of EVERY state. ONLY THEN will she be able to put her principles to practice and lower taxes to accomplish that purpose. For now – she’s a governor and doing her job.
Danceswithdachshunds said:
Silly me, and here I thought pushing for more pork/stimulus was bad. Apparently breaking the federal government is in the best interests of Alaskans.
Furthering people’s addiction and dependence on pork isn’t in anyone’s best interests. The best thing is to teach people to make it on their own steam and stop being a leech.
Silly you didn’t answer my question, do you or do you not want her to look out for your and my best interests when she is president? (That, depending on Congress, might even include repealing a lot of this crap too.)
Geesh, if I hire someone to do job ‘X’ but they ignore me and keeping doing job ‘Y’ – I fire them! What would you do with them? Promote them?
Here Trollman, spin THIS!
Danceswithdachshunds said:
If she is just another corrupt, pork governor, then Alaska would be wise to fire her. Pork is not the road to prosperity, just look at Robert C. Byrd’s West Virginia.
Now you answer my question, is pork the answer? Is welfare the path to prosperity?
Danceswithdachshunds said:
I don’t need to spin it, it is already political spin.
There is no such thing as “responsible” pork.