Reading about the inner workings over at the chaos center known as the Republican National Committee, you realize why they are so beholden to Rush as their leader. The token head, Michael Steele, is in hot water again, this time for allegedly holding back funds form key Republican committees, according to past chairman Mike Duncan. (The Hill):
Republican infighting escalated Monday with allegations and denials over $4 million once destined for the party’s congressional campaign committees. Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele sought to placate critics by giving $1 million to each of his party’s debt-ridden campaign committees — a move that follows a month of bad reviews, national slip-ups and a high-profile fight with one of the country’s most famous conservatives.
But sources told The Hill that Robert “Mike” Duncan, the former chairman, had written checks three times that size — for $3 million to each committee — before he left, and that Steele slashed them to the smaller number.
That is a “lie,” says the RNC — and so another round of recrimination begins.
Gee…where did that money go? Actually, the more interesting part of the article is the portrayal of utter fealty to Rush and fear of his dittoheads.
As part of his damage-control efforts, Steele participated in a Friday conference call with members of the RNC, where he apologized and sought to reassure them that he would refocus on the task at hand, according to several people who participated in the call.
One of the missteps that had committee members and party strategists most concerned was when Steele seemed to dismiss Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host. Limbaugh fired back, saying on his show that a significant number of his listeners would not contribute to the RNC.
The Steele-Limbaugh controversy was parodied in a biting sketch on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, a skit of which many Republicans took note.
The incident, said another prominent RNC member, would cost the party a significant amount of money from small-dollar contributors who listen to Limbaugh’s show. The RNC has counted on money from Limbaugh’s fans for decades.
They are petrified that donations to the RNC will tank because of Steele (I assume the Rush factor is one matter, I presume their racist Base is another). How much longer can Steele last? It sounds like the masters are getting tired of this particular little experiment in diversity. We’re keeping track.
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Ah, Mr. Steele. I guess you really did step into it when you took this job, didn’t you…
Rush has been this powerful for at least a decade. The only reason he seems more powerful is because there is no other leadership in the party any more.
And you can’t run a political party by saying, “hey, yeah, things are really bad, but if we wait a few years, we’ll get another shot at the big time…”
It sucks to be Republican right now…thank god…