Steele Apologizes to Limbaugh for “Ugly” Comments |
New GOP Chairman Mike Steele has finally apologized to radio host Rush Limbaugh for comments he during a CNN interview in which he called Limbaugh nothing more than an entertainer - which to me, sounds as if Steele might have become defensive about the idea of anyone encroaching on his position as leader of the party - and said that his show was “incendiary” and “ugly”.
Had these remarks come from a Presidential candidate in the middle of the campaign season, there may have been some justification for the remarks, but coming from Steele, who needs only the votes of Republicans to remain in his current position. By criticizing Limbaugh, Steele allowed Democrats to frame the debate over one of the greatest assets of the GOP, he made opponents out of friends, and retreated to a submissive, defensive position in the face of even the smallest Democratic criticism. That is no way to win elections or defeat the opponent.
Mike Steele was wrong to criticize Rush, and right to apologize. Now he just needs to make sure he doesn’t repeat his mistake.
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