March 4, 2009
Mr. Steele, The Line Is Over There

Posted at 6:31 am, in: Republicans

Begrudgingly, I will accept the label of being a conservative. This isn’t because I begrudge conservatives just that I believe labels are for jars; and, I’m not a jar. I’m a complicated woman. No single label seems to fit.

I will go with conservative because I do not identify with most members of the Republican Party or the Republican Party platform. I am not impressed with the selection of Michael Steele to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). In fact, if anything, I’m insulted. After America elected its first affirmative action president, the Republicans followed suit with their first affirmative action hire to lead their Party.

And, he did nothing to ease the insult this morning when I watched him on The Today Show being interviewed by Matt Lauer. Lauer asked something along the lines of whether or not Steele agreed that it is common sense that as a conservative you should want Barack Obama’s agenda to fail (I note, we have not established that Steele is a conservative so for this question he may have limited expertise).

In my view, there was only one correct response here: It is common sense that as an American you should want Barack Obama’s agenda to fail! But, Steele would rather kowtow to the left while trying his hardest not to trample the right. Apparently, trample us is exactly what those elephants plan to do.

Steele went on to pontificate about the cost of the bill, where the money is being spent, and how the bill was written. And, this right here is a perfect example of why I am insulted by him and am insulted to be labeled a Republican by people in the media and on the left because they can’t comprehend the difference between a Republican and a conservative. One does not equal the other.

It’s not about the cost of the bill, Mr. Steele. It’s that the bill costs anything at all. It’s not about where the money should be spent. It’s that the money shouldn’t be spent at all. It’s not about how the bill was written. It’s that this bill—like the last “stimulus” bill—should have never been written at all! And, it is common sense for ALL Americans to be against this bill, and Obama’s agenda, because his agenda is against all of us.

Conservatives are against this bill, against his agenda, and know that he is going to fail. These policies have been tried and tested. They have failed every time. There are no exceptions. If Michael Steele really wanted to lead his party to victory, he would lead himself to the unemployment line and let Rush Limbaugh take his place.