I recently went to the Maryland GOP Senate Caucus fundraiser, Lt. Gov Steele was the speaker. He was truly electrifying, he gave a speech full of red meat. One of the most memorable quotes was to the effect of; I’m tired of everyone whining, if you don’t like our party then get out. He spoke of standing on our principles, how we cannot become Democrat lite. He also pledged to personally give generous contributions to every State Senator, as well as help challengers as best he could. It was a great speech and further cemented my opinion that he will be a great chairman. Mr Steele then stayed for another hour and a half, making sure he spoke to everyone at the event, I don’t think he looked at his watch once. He will rebuild our party.

Steele is one of the up-and-comers for sure. I am agreement on his stance on pro-life, I don’t know how it can be a question except from centrists and moderates.

He’s a Lieutenant Governor and well known due to his RNC Convention “Drill baby! Drill!” speach and commentaries on Fox News. How many other Lt. Govs can people name besides their own?

He’s a leader, he’s got charisma, and he’s got good values… ‘Nuff said!

Michael Steele’s comments seemed to be a quasi-endorsement of Obama’s apparent nomination of Eric Holder for Attorney General.

Considering that Eric Holder played such a prominent role in the midnight pardons of Puerto Rican terrorists, Weathermen Underground terrorists and Mark Rich during the last days of the Clinton presidency, I don’t believe we can trust Eric Holder to lead the war on terror, as the Attorney General must.

So, while there is a lot to like about Michael Steele and I have been supportive of him being RNC Chair up until now, his supportive comments regarding Eric Holder have forced me to reconsider.

When Barack Obama makes irresponsible nominations, I want an RNC chair who will make this an issue and bring it to the public’s attention.

I am very happy to know that he distanced himself from the RLC. I doubted that he was anything but pro-life as I have heard him described as a devout Catholic, and Catholics strongly denounce abortion.

councils are a problem to Steele, then I have a problem with him as RNC chair. We need a strong person to point out Rino’s in primaries so we can get back to our roots. He is going to need to take a stand on endorsing in primaries so we have true conservatives on the ticket.

I’ve had a lot of people call me since that posting — mostly people who like Michael Steele and a few people who don’t. There is one thing they all have in common. They do not question his commitment to life issues. Whether they like him or not, they say there is no room to question Steele on the life issue.

He says he is solidly pro life but he thinks Roe V Wade should stand due to stare decisis. In other words he’s having his cake and eating it too…this way he gets to say he’s pro life without doing anything to protect life. By his reasoning nothing will ever change and abortions will continue into perpetuity but he can claim the pro life mantle and we just have to take his word for it…

It’s the way of the prototypical politician…the cowards way if you will!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

I would actually like questions 5 through 9 to be asked and answered by all the candidates for chairman of the RNC

Mr. Steele,

1. What exactly was your roll in founding and working with the RLC and were you part of the decision making process concerning the liberal Republican Groups the RLC is affiliated with?

2. Were you familiar with Christi Todd Whitman and John Danforth and their anti conservative behavior in the past? If not what does that say about your judgment and political acumen?

3. Exactly when did you distance yourself from the RLC and why are you still listed on their site as a co founder?

4. When did you change your stance on Stare Dicisis concerning Roe V Wade or do you still believe it should be upheld on the principle of Stare Discisis?

5. What is your position on the following liberal groups which are all affiliated with the RLC

6. GreenGOP.org

7. Log Cabin Republicans

8. Republican Main Street Partnership

9. Planned Parenthood Republicans for Choice

10. Republicans for Choice

11. Republicans for Environmental Protection

12. Republican Majority for Choice

13. The Whitman Series

14. The WISH List, “the nation’s largest fundraising network for pro-choice Republican women candidates at all levels of government.”

15. How do you propose to deal with the top down control of the Party by Moderat/Liberal Republicans and return the nomination process to the rank and file of the Party?

16. How do you propose to return the convention process and democratize the committee selection for the convention to the rank and file of the party and take it out of the hands of the liberals and moderates that now control it?

17. Would you favor changing the early primaries to include large Red states such as Texas to counteract the influence more liberal big blue states have on the nominating process in the Republican Party?

18. Would you favor closing primaries and end the practice of allowing Democrats to influence the nomination process of the Republican Party?

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson