Bush made a mistake by not tapping Steele. It would have appeased alot of pissed off Republicans. Instead he went and pissed us off more by naming Mel.
Steele would have been an excellent choice. Martinez is my Senator and boy am I already disappointed in his sorry amnesty butt.
Steele needs to be elected to SOMETHING. Senate, President, Congress, whatever!
Mel Martinez is a jerk. But he managed to get himself elected, and for whatever reason Steele did not.
It was very disappointing. But if blacks cannot be persuaded to help elect one of their own, It's hard to know what to do about it.
That's nice, but it's just talk. There aren't too many things out there with a shorter shelf-life than a defeated candidate. It's clear this WH doesn't have any interest in Mr. Steele. He'd be better off fending for himself, whether that's in private business or seeking backing elsewhere for elective office.
BTW, it's probably a plus that he's not tapped (trapped?) for serving in the Cabinet. That's likely a dead-end job at this point, treading water for another 18 months in an outgoing Administration that is facing a hostile Congress. Not enough time to get much of anything positive done for a new Cabinet officer who has ambitions for elective office.
The simple fact is Steele is a conservative, and Bush isn't. I think Steel would have been an excellent choice, a natural. Still, he and Bush aren't on the same page.
I like M Steele very much as a candidate in 08 for US Prez
This week James Lileks described the RNC as "bunkered, hunkered, and clueless." With our current party leadership they will remain that way. A party that cannot make good use of someone with Steele's talent is, well, stupid.
There are insiders and outsiders. Steele would never have been seriously considered.