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1. #1
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

   yawn

2. #2
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:24 pm, wighttrasch said:

   I don’t ‘feel’ any takers.

3. #3
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:25 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   Michelle, I think you could handle it – and I’m pretty sure 2AM – 3AM is free in your schedule…

   

4. #4
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, Michelle Malkin said:

   yawn

   yeah, i know how you feel. but it’s important for a lot of folks, so it’s good to provide coverage.

5. #5
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:30 pm, cntryjoe said:

   Thanks for keeping us updated, Michelle. At least the ‘architect’ of the rout last fall is no longer a candidate. Think we can get a real conservative in there that will true to his/her base?

6. #6
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

   Anyone better than GWB’s chosen compassionate conservative, or whatever/

   Steele is the only one I have much familiarity with, mainly from guest host duty for Bill Bennett, and he seems pretty reasonable. Seen a post or two that suggests he may not be 100% solid perfect conservative, but as a “not let the good be the enemy of the perfect” kind of guy, if he is 90%, as, say, compared to McCain who is maybe 35% conservative, Arlen Specter who is 25% conservative, and Olympia Snowe who is less conservative than Robert Byrd or Mary Landrieu, I could probably live with that, and a clean, articulate, Black man (Biden allusion intentional), it might be an added bonus.

7. #7
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:35 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

   Is there an open bold tag somewhere?

   test

   test

8. #8
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:36 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

   I’ve been watching this all morning on ABCNews.com. Steele had gained, and now he will probably get the Duncan votes for his 85 total needed.

   We need new blood at the RNC, and the NRSC as well. 2010 isn’t all that far away. And now I hear that Obama is trying to get Judd Gregg (R) to join as Commerce Secretary — yeah, right. Only so that he will get a filibuster-proof Senate, that’s why. I hope Gregg declines the offer.

9. #9
   On January 30th, 2009 at 2:36 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

   test

10. #10
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

11. #11
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:42 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Well if you want to submit a resume…

12. #12
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:45 pm, Sanddog said:

    Dawson is now leading… giving plenty of ammunition to the left.

13. #13
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:46 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    Blackwell is the most conservative of those running, probably why he won’t get it. Anybody but Duncan.

    Thanks Michelle!

14. #14
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:48 pm, rightisright said:

    What am I missing here…the “yawn”, is it not important if the Repubs are to make a come back they have a solid conservative at the helm of the RNC. I must be missing something.
    Heelllp!!

15. #15
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:50 pm, letget said:

    I don’t care who wins, but whoever does I pray they are conservative not Rep. or RINO.
    L

16. #16
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:50 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Hey, I’d rather have an uneducated forklift operator that’s working and making a living, than the Obama sheeple that want their gas, car and mortgage paid for (by those of us who actually work and pay taxes)!

17. #17
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:51 pm, hunter said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:
    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Yet another brilliant addition to the conversation by ILMC!

18. #18
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:51 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

    If the RNC continues to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the cheap labor express, they will find they may still have donors, but do not have voters. We don’t need two treasonous parties.

19. #19
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, Brian Roastbeef said:

    Bleh. I guess I would have liked to see Anuzis, but instead he’ll be kingmaker. At least Duncan is done.

    Left will rail on us either way. They’ll say Dawson is a bigot, or they’ll say we picked Steele just so we’d have a black guy too.

    Either way, not a whole lot of people even know who the head of the RNC is at any given time, so what the left says isn’t worth crap. After a week they’ll go back to wasting their energy trying to silence Rush…

20. #20
    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:59 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    I’ll say it again.

    “I Love My Country”. Such a disgustingly deceitful nic.

    You hate this country, you hate self reliance, you hate capitalism. You hate hard working people who go to church on Sunday.

    You probably hate your parents.

    You may love some non-existent utopian Union of Soviet Socialist American States, with Dear Leader Obama seen as a benevolent and caring dictator, not like all the other national experiments with Marism produced (like Mugabe, Pol Pot, Castro, Mao, Nicolae Ceauşescu, Kim Jong Il or everyone’s favorite, Iosif Stalin.) Obama will allow gay marriage, and free sex for everybody, lots of free condoms and abortions, and it will all be groovy. That might be the country you love.

    But you hate your country. You make that abundantly clear in your snearing attitude to working class Americans who play by the rules and don’t expect handouts from others.

21. #21
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Update: I can’t believe they’re going to elect a guy who has a whites only club in his past. After four, with Duncan’s votes now split, it’s Dawson 62, Steele 60. Anuzis has 31 and could put either of them over the top if he makes a deal.

    From Hot Air- if they are anywhere close ideologically, I’d prefer not to have the GOP chair who will have to explain a segregated country club everytime he goes on TV to criticize Obama’s latest forays into communism.

22. #22
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm, chapoutier said:

    Update: 2:57pm Eastern. Reports that Ken Blackwell is about to withdraw.

    But then who will do the Republican Worst Dressed List!?!

    Ohhhh…Ken Blackwell.

23. #23
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm, davidjamesduprey said:

    Why is it that every America Hater always starts with “I support my country… BUT!” or “I support the troops… BUT, I want the terrorists to win!”

    Call treason what it is!

24. #24
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:06 pm, Paul Revere said:

    Go Steele!

25. #25
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:08 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    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.

    True.
    Choose Steele because he’s conservative and the right person for the job. Being a black man is a side benefit.

26. #26
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:08 pm, davidjamesduprey said:

    I’ve heard Michael Steele on FNC with Hannity & Colmes and I like him.

    I don’t know the other candidates running much either. I agree with previous posters, that the head of the RNC has to take a leadership role and get in the media.

    Newt Gingrich has done well remaining in the public eye. A good RNC leader, if not the best Conservative.

27. #27
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, aimcifer said:

    I really like Steele- always have.

28. #28
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:
    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Unlike the non-scientist who is leading the charge for GoreBull Warming for your side?

29. #29
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:14 pm, davidjamesduprey said:

    Correction to my previous comment:

    Newt Gingrich has done well remaining in the public eye. A good RNC leader, if not the best Conservative.

    Newt was Speaker of the House, I thought he was the RNC chair for a time, my bad.

    I can’t recall any of the RNC Chairmen, which shows how poorly the Republicans have done. Everyone knows the DNC Chair, Howard “Screaming” Dean!

30. #30
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:18 pm, chapoutier said:

    I can’t recall any of the RNC Chairmen, which shows how poorly the Republicans have done. Everyone knows the DNC Chair, Howard “Screaming” Dean!

    And now we have Tim “Killer Eyebrow” Kaine.

    He would destroy Michale “Steele” Steele.

31. #31
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:18 pm, torabora said:

    Why don’t we pick Obama! That would be bi-partisianshipness we can believe in.

    Maybe DemocRATS will like us then too.

32. #32
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:24 pm, Flyoverman said:

    I can’t recall any of the RNC Chairmen, which shows how poorly the Republicans have done.

    I can tell you that career Democrats have never forgotten what Lee Atwater did to them.

33. #33
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, et said:

    Just pick someone with a set of brass ones.

34. #34
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    Update: 3:07pm Eastern. Blackwell withdraws. “I put my fullest support by the candidate that I think will…inspire hope

    Could have done without that little diddy.

35. #35
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Newt Gingrich has done well remaining in the public eye. A good RNC leader, if not the best Conservative.

    Until he and Nancy Pelosi hooked up. No thanks.

36. #36
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The chair is more noticeable when the President is of the other party. Hence, I remember Haley Barbour, who was the anti-Nagin/Blanco governor when Katrina hit Mississippi even harder than it did Louisiana.

37. #37
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:31 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, Michelle Malkin said:

    yawn

    yeah, i know how you feel. but it’s important for a lot of folks, so it’s good to provide coverage.

    I for one am not yawning, this IS important.

    For all of the times we beat up on DNC chair Howard “Yeehaw” Dean, the guy rallied his base and helped get Obama the nomination…

    The RNC has been mis-managed for years. We need a conservative “Yeehaw” who can rally the base, not reach out to collectivists. There should be no place in the big tent for them.

38. #38
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:33 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    I thought you collectivists loved the working man? Why are you using the profession and the worker as form of insult?

39. #39
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The other news of the day- Judd Gregg is leaving the Senate to be The One’s Commerce beeyotch, making the Senate officially Obama’s without limitation. Officially. Dem governor Lynch, whose wife works as a “childhood obesity advocate” (WTH) will appoint the 60th Demonrat to the Senate.

    Unoffically, it was already his.

    Unofficially. Gregg isn’t quite as big a RINO as Maine’s two women, so picking him takes a slightly more likely to support a filibuster on a key issue (like nationwide same day registration and voting, national ID-less voting or a new version of the “Fairness Doctrine” that could be applied to cable TV and satellite TV/radio) person from the Senate. Collins or Snowe are Democrats in all but name.

    1 RINO defection killed the filibuster before, once Franken takes his stolen seat, now it doesn’t matter, there is no filibuster at all.

    What was unofficial doom is now official doom.

    And any one of five men (Kennedy, who is a toss up vote, and the four Constitutionalists) over 50 on the SCOTUS dies, Obama could pardon, then appoint, Lynne Stewart. Or Bernadine Dohrn. And the Republicans could not stop it, than there isn’t a single check or balance between power hungry Democrats, all either corrupt or Marxist, and a permanent one party state.

40. #40
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:41 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Fear not Ed. At the rate Obama is going, by 2010 Democrats up for re-election will view Obama the same way you view toxic waste.

41. #41
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, kwyoung said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Probably not. Most uneducated forklift operators are also union organized labor members. It’s no secret how they typically vote.

42. #42
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, love2rumba said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Why IloveMyCountryStupidity, I do believe you qualify for the role, perhaps you can use your pubic school education to apply!

43. #43
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:50 pm, davidjamesduprey said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:25 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Newt Gingrich has done well remaining in the public eye. A good RNC leader, if not the best Conservative.

    Until he and Nancy Pelosi hooked up. No thanks.

    I agree… When I first saw that ad, I was shocked! What was Newt thinking? Just another back-stabbing Republican?

    GOD save us from bi-partisanship!

44. #44
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm, bjc said:

    *Don’t yawn people; You may not like it, but the only pathway to turning the Republic around is through the GOP; They have the foundation and the infrastructure that does not exist elsewhere; I have no dog in the hunt, as I am not party affiliated, but I like the man of Steele.
    *Palin/Anybody in 2012 or Jindal/Anybody in 2012;Works for me.

45. #45
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    I’m rooting for Steele.

46. #46
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:56 pm, Misscheryl said:

    What’s wrong with uneducated forklift drivers??? just askin….

47. #47
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Back from the worst month of my life, I’ll post those details sometimes.

    I strongly support Michael Steele.

48. #48
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:57 pm, Cosmo said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:41 pm, Ilovemycountry said:

    There must be an uneducated forklift operator out there you folks could rally around.

    Sorry, he’s out there “pitching in” with Joe the Plumber and Takashi the Wagyu Steak chef.

    Someone’s gotta pay for the crap sandwich.

49. #49
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:58 pm, Brian Roastbeef said:

    6th ballot is completed, awaiting results…

    Geraghty indicates there is far more of a crowd around Steele

50. #50
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    But then who will do the Republican Worst Dressed List!?!

    Ohhhh…Ken Blackwell.

    Even the other Blackwell would have had no complaints, think Palin and Bachmann for example. On the other hand, Hillary and Cindy Sheehan would have kept him busy…

51. #51
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:02 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    http://www.sarahpac.com/

    Now, I felt complete scorn for the McCain RINOPac (“Putting RINOs First”), but the official Sarah Palin PAC might be something I can support.

52. #52
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:04 pm, backwoods conservative said:

    Steele!

53. #53
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:04 pm, Brian Roastbeef said:

    STEELE

54. #54
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm, Flyoverman said:

    If Steele wins, I wonder if Chris Matthews will get a tingle and Geoerge Stephanopolous will shed a tear over the first black party chairman.

    Charges of “Uncle Tom” and “Oreo” coming from the left in 10, 9, 8, 7 …….

55. #55
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, flenser said:

    Choose Steele because he’s conservative

    Steele is not a conservative.

56. #56
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, flenser said:

    We’re screwed 09.

57. #57
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:07 pm, hunter said:

    Steele is not a conservative.

    Care to elaborate?

58. #58
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm, flenser said:

    All the Steele supporters should be aware of what they support.

    Link.

59. #59
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm, hunter said:

    Choose Steele because he’s conservative
    

    Steele is not a conservative.

    Sorry care to elaborate either way?

60. #60
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, chapoutier said:

    but the official Sarah Palin PAC might be something I can support.

    You mean she’s still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

61. #61
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, Sanddog said:

    I’m just glad we don’t have to justify why the new chairman belonged to a restricted country club.

62. #62
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, tarpon said:

    So does he have the balls?

63. #63
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, flenser said:

    Aside from his political celebrity — and knack for being a good talking head — there’s little else about the man that would make him a good chairman. While much has been written about his candidacy and the reasons conservatives should be skeptical, time is running out to convince the 168 members of the RNC they should steer clear of him. Here’s why:

    Steele boasts that his chairmanship of GOPAC qualifies him to run the RNC. He cites GOPAC’s work to elect Republicans as good preparation. So how did GOPAC fare under Steele’s leadership? During the 2008 cycle, GOPAC gave 11 candidates seeking U.S. House seats nearly $20,000. Six won and five lost. (See my update, “The Tale of Two GOPACs.”)

    Among GOPAC’s expenditures in 2008 was $5,000 to Steele for Maryland, even though Steele wasn’t on the ballot. The money probably went to pay off Steele’s 2006 campaign debt. It also happened to be the third largest expenditure for GOPAC, raising questions about the organization’s priorities under his leadership.

    Money has been a problem for Steele in the past. Jennifer Skalka of National Journal’s Hotline reported that when Steele’s consulting business struggled financially, two banks threatened to place liens on his house. Although Steele cleared his debts, these financial issues are factors that must be considered for anyone seeking the RNC chairmanship.

    Steele’s well-documented role with the Republican Leadership Council and association with co-founder Christie Todd Whitman is perhaps the most egregious political error he’s made. Any conservative who partners with the liberal Whitman must be viewed skeptically. Steele claims he was trying to broaden the party’s base by appealing to moderates. “We have to elect moderates in the party,” he told CBN’s David Brody.

    One of those moderates Steele supported was former Rep. Wayne Gilchrist, a classic RINO if there ever was one. Gilchrist faced a primary challenge from conservative Andy Harris, a Maryland state senator with strong backing from the Club for Growth. It didn’t matter to Steele. He threw his support to Gilchrist. Harris went on to win the GOP primary, prompting Gilchrist to turn on the GOP and endorse Harris’ Democrat opponent.

    Is this the type of judgment we could expect from Steele at the RNC? The answer is yes. How do we know? As Matt Lewis reported, Steele has tapped Blaise Hazelwood to run his RNC race, meaning there’s a good chance she would follow him to the RNC if he is elected. During the disastrous 2006 election cycle, it was Hazelwood who ran media and political operations for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Recall that the NRSC lost six seats that cycle and, as a result, the Republican majority in the Senate. Under Hazelwood’s direction, the NRSC spent $1.2 million in the GOP primary to save traitorous Lincoln Chafee from a challenge by conservative Steve Laffey.

64. #64
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, hunter said:

    Thanks for the link flenser.

65. #65
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Geraghty at Campaign Spot:

    The Final Ballot—Steele’s Chances Looking Good

    As soon as Ken Blackwell said in his withdrawal address that the Republican Party had to be “the party of Lincoln,” a murmur of “he’s endorsing Steele” ran through the crowd around me.

    The next ballot put Steele in the driver’s seat, and Anuzis became the distant third. It seems all 15 Blackwell backers followed their preferred candidate’s emphatic endorsement. Blackwell was running as “the outspoken conservative” in the race; his backing of Steele would seem to have deflected much of the “Steele is too moderate” talk.

    If Steele is a 90% conservative, compared to GWB’s 50% or Juan McCain’s 30% or Olympia Snowe’s 15%, that is good enough for me.

    I won’t make perfect the enemy of the good.

    If he is less than 90%, I’d like to see some links. I have heard from other posters on various MM threads that he isn’t a perfect conservative, but I haven’t seen examples.

    But he has to be better than our last GOP chair.

66. #66
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Sanddog said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, chapoutier said:

    You mean she’s still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

    She just started the PAC, unlike barackobama.com which never stopped grubbing for money.

67. #67
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:11 pm, dan708 said:

    Update 4:06pm Eastern. It’s Michael Steele.

    Godspeed, Mr. Steele. You’ve got a lot of damage to repair.

68. #68
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, flenser said:

    I’m just glad we don’t have to justify why the new chairman belonged to a restricted country club.

    You people are pathetic. The frickin’ POTUS spent twenty years in a racist church. By all means let’s have a public debate over racism in this country.

69. #69
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, hunter said:

    You mean she’s still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

    Chap, I hope you are being sarcastic, if not look to your fearless leader and his efforts to keep the money flowing.

70. #70
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, monotonousboy said:

    Way to go Michael, now get to work!

71. #71
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, tre said:

    I’m surprised Mike Duncan was actually IN the race to begin with, considering his record of failure.

    I think almost anyone would be better than he.

72. #72
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, flenser said:

    If he is less than 90%, I’d like to see some links. I have heard from other posters on various MM threads that he isn’t a perfect conservative, but I haven’t seen examples.

    Check your eyesight.

73. #73
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, chapoutier said:

    Waiting for the first Obama comment in 4, 3, 2, ……

    You sure know how to provoke Chap… good one!

74. #74
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, tpro1 said:

    I lived in MD while Steele was Lt. Gov, and he was really good in office, not just on TV. He made a lot of practical sense, and can challenge any perfidy that our President Obama puts out. He lost in MD for senate in 2006 because they are too liberal there, and we have Ben Cardin to show for it. Even if Michael doesn’t win, he will be around for a long time. I hope this ends well, because there needs to be unity of purpose going forward.

    I need to read up on this other guy Dawson; he is a complete unknown to me.

75. #75
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, Sanddog said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, flenser said:

    You people are pathetic. The frickin’ POTUS spent twenty years in a racist church. By all means let’s have a public debate over racism in this country.

    I’m pathetic? You’re trying to justify it by pointing out Obama belong the the Church of Racism?

76. #76
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, chapoutier said:

    Waiting for the first Obama comment in 4, 3, 2, ……

    You sure know how to provoke Chap… good one!

    I personally have no problem wih Ms. Palin raising money, eying her 2012 run.

    I just think it smacks of hypocricy to criticize Obama for doing the same.

77. #77
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:16 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Charges of “Uncle Tom” and “Oreo” coming from the left in 10, 9, 8, 7 …….

    They did that to Steele (and Lynn Swann) when they were running for governor.

    Typical left. They can’t stand a black conservative.

78. #78
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:17 pm, Sanddog said:

    I personally have no problem wih Ms. Palin raising money, eying her 2012 run.

    I just think it smacks of hypocricy to criticize Obama for doing the same.

    Which is why you characterized her as “grubbing for money” right?

79. #79
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:18 pm, Flyoverman said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, chapoutier said:

    I just think it smacks of hypocricy to criticize Obama for doing the same.

    It’s within the rules of the game, agreed.

80. #80
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:19 pm, chapoutier said:

    Which is why you characterized her as “grubbing for money” right?

    I figured I would stick with the local vernacular.

81. #81
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:19 pm, James Felix said:

    You mean (Palin’s)still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

    First of all, for a supporter of Barack Obama to say this reflects either profound ignorance or shameless hypocrisy.

    Secondly, even if we accept your characterization of what she does as “grubbing for money”, I’d like to point out that at least she’s trying to get her money from willing donors. When Democrats grub for money it’s usually done by looting the treasury.

82. #82
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:19 pm, mytake said:

    Steele won! Hope he can take the bashing from the press.

83. #83
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, Bill Grant said:

    Well, the best money raiser (Mike Duncan) dropped out.

    I think Steele would be yet another mistake.
    
    On January 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:
    

    once Franken takes his stolen seat, now it doesn’t matter, there is no filibuster at all.

    What was unofficial doom is now official doom.

    Yup. With a democrat governor appointing his replacement? Game Over.

84. #84
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, mytake said:

    Reporters how now looking at his driving record, etc.

85. #85
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:22 pm, mytake said:

    Reporters are now looking through his tax returns.

86. #86
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:22 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    I don’t hold losing seats in 2006 (2008 was an uphill battle as well, although having a loser like McCain leading the ticket certainly didn’t help) against anyone in particular, but associating with RINOs like Christie Todd Whitman is a worrying sign.

    Defending Lincoln Chafee against a Republican challenger was probably an admission a real Republican couldn’t win that worthless chunk of communism sucked up under Massachusetts, not an endorsement of Chafee, per se. The assumption being Chafee at least caucused with the GOP, and might make the difference between being the majority or the minority.

    BTW, losing Chafee’s seat did in fact cost the GOP a Senate majority, but Linc did immediately come out of the closet officially as a Demonrat as soon as he lost, so that dark cloud definitely had a silver lining.

87. #87
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:22 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    If anything, Obama is still a perpetual fundraising machine. Look at all the money he was asking for AFTER he won the race, change.gov, the “souvenirs” etc. from his website, etc. He’s already running for re-election.

88. #88
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, max said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Sanddog said:

    She just started the PAC, unlike barackobama.com which never stopped grubbing for money.

    HEY, RESPECT YOUR PRESIDENT!

    /sarc

89. #89
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, conservativesRus said:

    …. 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.

    I think there is a major error there….I don’t know a single CONSERVATIVE that thinks we need anything other than a CONSERVATIVE. I know many R’s who think we need all sorts of things.

90. #90
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, chapoutier said:

    Yup. With a democrat governor appointing his replacement? Game Over.

    Just think of all those “conservatives” that stayed home and refused to vote for McCain! Look at the damage they did on down ticket races to put you guys in this situation!

91. #91
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:23 pm, RADRuss said:

    Finally! The first RNC chair I can remember his name! Anyone find it interesting that you can name at least 3 DNC chairs, but not one from the GOP?

    Steele is not an unknown and I hope this is the first signs of the GOP getting their act back together. I’ll know when they are serious when they start working for challenger conservatives instead of incumbent RINOs.

92. #92
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    You mean (Palin’s)still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

    Bill Bennet talked about SarahPAC on his show a few days ago. Gov. Palin didn’t start this thing, it was organized by supporters wanting to keep her visible in hopes she will run in ’12.

93. #93
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, mytake said:

    I like the guy, Steele. The Republican Party needs to break the back of the total black support for Democrats. It is our only chance to get our country back. Hooray for Steele.

94. #94
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:26 pm, txvet2 said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, chapoutier said:

    but the official Sarah Palin PAC might be something I can support.

    You mean she’s still grubbing for money?

    My goodness. Its like a perpetual fundraising machine.

    Someone should tell her the election is over.

    Somebody should tell the ultimate monument to affirmative action run amok that the inauguration is over. He’s got the official White House web site set up like a campaign site, minus the blank to enter your credit card number. It isn’t unusual for candidates to continue to raise money after an election, especially if they have loans to pay back. And, of course, she’s going to be back to haunt you in 4 years. I’m already getting fundraising letters from Col Russell for the next campaign against Murtha. There’s no reason for you to get your panties in a wad, anyway. After all, your affirmative action candidate started running for the Presidency roughly the same day he was sworn into the Senate, and it doesn’t seem to have bothered you.

95. #95
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:26 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, flenser said:
    If he is less than 90%, I’d like to see some links. I have heard from other posters on various MM threads that he isn’t a perfect conservative, but I haven’t seen examples.
    Check your eyesight.

    Hey, D!ckhead

    You must know I was typing that while you were posting your links.

    I’m guessing you are a libtard Moby. I could be wrong…

96. #96
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:26 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, mytake said:
    I like the guy, Steele. The Republican Party needs to break the back of the total black support for Democrats. It is our only chance to get our country back. Hooray for Steele.

    That would be nice, but, based on the way he was treated during his Senate run -by blacks- I wouldn’t hold my breath.

97. #97
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:28 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On January 30th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, Michelle Malkin said:

    yawn

    yeah, i know how you feel. but it’s important for a lot of folks, so it’s good to provide coverage.

    Michelle,
    I am not criticizing your decision to cover this. I understand the need to cover it.

    For the others not understanding the ‘yawn’: I used to believe that the way to put our country back on track was through the Republican Party. I put a lot of effort into the Party in the 80′s and 90′s. We helped supposedly conservative candidates in their campaigns. Attended conventions. Put out signs. Went door to door. We used to come up with some great conservative planks at our precinct meetings. It was pretty exciting. We thought we were making a difference. In reality, we were helping the future wave of career politicians on their way to a life of pocket lining, favor trading, and influence peddling. I finally realized that the Republicans were no different than the Democrats.

    So, yes. It’s hard for me to get interested in what the Republicans do. They always talk it up but rarely do right by the Constitution (plus state and local). I did get excited by Palin’s entry on the scene. She seems to be a true “maverick” not like that leftist sellout, McCain. You see his attitude toward her. Sarah Palin is to William Wallace as McCain and the Beltway Republicans are to the Scottish “Noblemen” in the movie Braveheart. At least, that is what I want her to be. We’ll see what she does and how we respond to her leadership.

98. #98
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:29 pm, mytake said:

    They are going to work so hard to discredit him. I feel for the guy. Maybe Sarah will get a break. With the collapse of the media they may not have enough reporters to go through both citizens’ garbage.

99. #99
    On January 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The libs like Chappy will start the ragging anew on Palin because they know she is a real conservative with a chance to win back America from the communists.

    They always hate the people they expect to live on the victim reservation, woman, Hispanics, Blacks, who think for themselves and realize Marxism and the Dems denigrating paternalism don’t work.

100. #100
     On January 30th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, flenser said:

     I’m guessing you are a libtard Moby.

     I’m guessing that guessing is not one of your stronger points.