Whatever Steele was up to on Monday, it doesn't seem to have worked

[BurtWorm]

He looks like a fool trying to have his cake and eat it. Nice job. :wtf:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/26/AR2006072601740.html?nav=rss_politics

"Why did you say being a Republican is like wearing a scarlet letter, sir?" a television reporter shouted as Steele disappeared. "Why did you say being a Republican is like wearing a scarlet letter?"

Just a few hours later, in the confines of conservative talk radio, Steele said he welcomed the chance to clarify his comments, which were critical of the Iraq war and Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina. But he backed away from his suggestion at the luncheon Monday that he would "probably not" want Bush to come to Maryland to campaign for him.

"I've been quoted before as calling the president my homeboy, you know, and that's how I feel," Steele said on WBAL (1090 AM) radio in Baltimore. "I'm not afraid of George Bush. If the president wants to come and help me in Maryland, he is more than welcome. I'm not going to turn my back on a friend. I'm not going to do that. I want to make that very clear."

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Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Terry Lierman said Steele seemed to have a "fatal attraction" to Bush -- eager for his fundraising help but wary of his political baggage.

"Steele should know that if there's one thing that Marylanders like less than Bush, it's politicians like Michael Steele who try to have it both ways," Lierman said.

[northzax]

1. yeah, this is really weird

Steele is not this dumb. I don't know what he was thinking, unless he's basically decided to be the lamb to the slaughter for the good of the national party.

[havocmom]

2. bush? Homeboy?

Nah, more of a Sanitarium Boy.

[gratuitous]

3. Tripped over his own Florsheims, he backpedalled so fast

Good for the Maryland Democrats to pile on. Too often we let these cranks just twist in the wind a little bit, then all is forgotten. Democrats should send folks to Steele rallies wearing scarlet Rs, just so he doesn't forget.

[TrueFunkSoldier]

4. Gratuitous! WHAT A TERRIFIC IDEA!!!

I will try this out for the coming primaries and wear on Election Day. May create a t-shirt. That is a wonderful idea. If Dems were smart, they'd use Steele's flip-flopping gaffes in campaign ads and run them like crazy. Who's the flip-flopper NOW??!!!

This state will bury Steele like it did when Alan Keyes ran.

[zbdent]

5. On another board, in another identity, I was told to get a life

and a job, by some right-wing a-hole who was taking the board's main personality for mentioning the Bush IQ story (and correcting his mistake) and then this story.

This freepturd had claimed that the board op was relying on bogus info about Steele. When I posted the story with Steele admitting it, the poster got really pissed and ran off crying ...

[badgerpup]

6. The Rude Pundit's take...

http://www.rudepundit.blogspot.com/

Apparently, Rove and his squad of flying monkeys made him see the light.

I do so like the Rude One... :toast: