[parksstp]

At the expense of making some people mad, I have to relate my observations as someone who lives in the Peoples Republic of Maryland

Steele is a good Republican for the state of Maryland, but I’m not sure based on comments he made about the Bush Administration or Rumsfeld that he could be labeled the “full spectrum conservative”. Go back to his Meet the Press debate with Ben Cardin. I have the sinking suspicion that had Steele won that Senate race, he would be referred on this site to other RINO’s like Lindsey Graham, Snowe, Collins, Coleman, etc.

I don’t mean to rain on the Steele bandwagon parade, just my observations. I hope I’m wrong.

[SMCC1]

Steele is labeled “Moderate” according to...
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Michael_Steele.htm

[Into the Vortex]

As a fellow resident, I share your concern.

[tomkat]

He'd come around .. you betcha

Palin/Steele

[dbz77]

Steele is a good Republican for the state of Maryland, but I’m not sure based on comments he made about the Bush Administration or Rumsfeld that he could be labeled the “full spectrum conservative”. Go back to his Meet the Press debate with Ben Cardin. I have the sinking suspicion that had Steele won that Senate race, he would be referred on this site to other RINO’s like Lindsey Graham, Snowe, Collins, Coleman, etc.

The only reason Steele came as close as he did in the Senate race (a race the Democrat ought to win by double digits, especially in 2006) was because he received a higher share of the black vote than most Republicans running for statewide office in Maryland. Cardin would have won in a landslide against a white Republican that year.

[Ranxerox]

Steele is a good Republican for the state of Maryland, but I’m not sure based on comments he made about the Bush Administration or Rumsfeld that he could be labeled the “full spectrum conservative”. Go back to his Meet the Press debate with Ben Cardin. I have the sinking suspicion that had Steele won that Senate race, he would be referred on this site to other RINO’s like Lindsey Graham, Snowe, Collins, Coleman, etc.

Dead on, from my perspective. Steele is a weak conservative at best; I think people like him because he's black and a republican.