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NYT profiles Md. Lt. Gov. Michael Steele
A fairly good piece. Snippet:
Why is he a Republican, anyway? Steele’s answer is that it all goes back to his mother. (No politician ever lost votes by overreferencing his mother, who, in this case, was not made available for an interview.) In his neighborhood growing up, “everyone — cousins, friends and neighbors — was always asking her why she didn’t take public assistance. ‘Why don’t you stand in line and get a check?”‘ His mother, a Democrat with pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and J.F.K. on the wall at home, would answer the same way every time: “Because I don’t want the government raising my kids.”
That still didn’t make Steele a Republican right away. As a young man, he worked on one of Marion Barry’s mayoral campaigns in Washington. But, he told me, when he first heard Ronald Reagan, he equated Reagan’s message with his mother’s — both preached self-reliance. He pointed to a picture behind him: an autographed portrait of Reagan, inscribed to Steele, on the same day the 40th president left office. “That’s one of my proudest possessions,” he said.
Read the whole thing.
I remember Steele’s speech from the 2004 Republican National Convention – the speech didn’t get much attention, unfortunately, but it was my first good look at Steele … and I liked what I heard. He sounds like a solid no-nonsense conservative … the type of conservative we need a lot more of.
Check out the Steele for US Senate website here.
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Steele, is just another greedy capitalist with no moral center. Peace
steve(FN) since you curse Steele so, I’d take that as a recommendation for the man.
Steve(FN) did you have to stand up to get a little extra blood to the brain to come up with that original little quote. Wow what a stimulating conversationalist you must be at a dinner gathering. Steve(FN) has to pull down his pants so his words aren’t muffled when speaking. Steve’s words of wisdom from the mouth with no teeth.
Name calling doesn’t address the ideas and the solutions of proposed policies and ideas.
It is a failure in debate. It is not respectful.
Hugh Hewitt had Steele on his program for an interview. I am TOTALLY impressed with Steele’s ideas and principles. I wish him luck in his endeavor.
Steele, had an original idea? Could you tell us what it was. Jim M, the truth shall set you free, learn to think. Peace
Three interesting posts in a row, three comments sections with the nasty postings of steve. ST, this is starting to sound like an outpost of Kos.
benning, did you notice that my question was not answered? It must be assumed from the lack of an answer that after review Steele, really did not have an original idea. Peace