On Michael Steele

All throughout the day there has been speculation that Michael Steele will get fired because of his latest gaffe of seeming to take a pro choice stance on abortion. By seeming I mean he unequivically told a reporter for GQ that he was pro choice. If you want to see the reactions and predictions from around the net you can read them here, here, and here. I haven't posted about it because I personally think the guy is safe until after the next round of elections next year. The RNC simply overplayed the fact that they had elected their first black chairman. Some I would say the did so because they wanted to do something to attract minorities after the election of President Obama, our country's first black President. Now they are pretty much stuck with Steele much like the Democrats are stuck with Roland Burris. The Republican Party has such a terrible reputation with respect to minorities that firing Steele after just a month or so is going to be seen by their party leaders as a political impossibility. Now I am willing to allow for being wrong on this, but I really believe that the GOP won't risk further alienating minorities by firing their first black chairman.

Of course the truth is quite a few black folks think Steele is in fact an embarrasment so I don't really believe that firing him would affect their view of the Republican Party for good or for bad. But shhhhhh don't tell them that! lol