[MadIvan]

Wrong move. Steele is a future Presidential candidate and needs to be treated as such. Give him an important ambassadorial post - I suggest South Africa or Australia - and get him out of the country while the bloodbath occurs. It will also give him time to burnish his foreign policy credentials.

In 2008, he will be well placed as the Vice Presidential candidate.

Then in 2016, he can run for President.

Regards, Ivan

[Uriah_lost]

hmmm, Ambassador.....I like the way you think MI! But then again, you knew that already....

[Uncledave]

We need somebody who can articulate conservatism in an engaging and hopeful way -- Steele is that kind of man, which is unfortunately too rare.

If we don't have people like this teaching conservatism over the next two years it makes 2008 harder. I'd rather not see a man with Steele's character abroad in such a post as you mention. He'd be invisible to most US citizens and we'd lose a valuable teacher.