After enjoying some of the calmest weeks of his chairmanship, the Republican National Committee's Michael Steele is facing a new round of resignation calls for suggesting the war in Afghanistan isn't worth fighting.
A video of Steele speaking to a small fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday went viral Friday morning, leading to harsh criticism from the right and the left and prompting calls for his resignation from several of the Republican Party's leading voices.
"The McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical," Steele said. "I think it's a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders has with this Administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan. Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama's choosing. This was not something that the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in.
Um, what is Steele talking about here? The war in Afghanistan was not one "that the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in..." What planet is Steele inhabiting?
I've reserved airing my thoughts on Steele long enough. At first he might have seemed like a good idea, but given his penchant for nonsensical anti-Republican rambling, he is clearly not the man for this position. He needs to go NOW. Note to the Republican leadership: Cut Steele from the Party before he does even more damage. We simply cannot afford these sorts of gaffes.
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