Liberty Postings

There are many things that my beloved home state of Maryland does well.  We produce college basketball teams that win national championships.  We have seafood restaurants in Annapolis and Baltimore that will make your mouth water.  We can blast through the middle of a mountain like nobody’s business just so travelers can get to West Virginia a little faster (I’m looking at you, I-81).  We offer Washington, D.C. a wonderful place upon which to lay its border and a camp to which presidents have long traveled for a break from Pennsylvania Avenue.

One area in which Maryland has some room to grow is in developing politicians for the national stage.  During the Civil War, our leaders couldn’t decide what to do so they just hung back and pulled the “border state” card.  We offered Spiro Agnew to the country, so that’s awesome.  And, now, the Old Line State brings you Michael Steele.  You’re welcome.

At a recent fundraiser, RNC Chairman and former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Michael Steele asserted that the war in Afghanistan is one “of Obama’s choosing.”  Hmmm.  So, what was President Bush doing when he decided to bomb the country in October 2001?  Just looking for some rocks on which he could watch things explode for sport?  Or, more recently, did President Obama tell Osama bin Laden and other Islamic terrorists, “Hey, go hang out in Afghanistan and we’re going to come and get you.  You don’t get a say in this . . . it’s my choice!”

Steele also said that “everyone who has tried, over 1000 years of history, has failed” in their attempts to win a war in Afghanistan.  Nice.  You must have passed your “How to Build Troop Morale with Awesome Speeches” class with flying colors, huh?  Way to express your apparent belief that our fighting men and women stand no chance in a challenging battle they are facing halfway around the world.  How about we make sure to include you on the next USO tour?  You’ll have them standing and cheering in the aisles for sure!

Let’s be honest.  Michael Steele is the chairman because the Republicans were trying to win some cool points.  Another PR effort gone horribly wrong.  Since taking the position, Steele has mostly apologized for his own party and insulted the other one.

In a declaration that I’m sure has been greatly anticipated by politicos across the land and likely will be the tipping point in the growing outcry against Steele, I hereby offer my belief that Chairman Michael Steele needs to resign from his position as Chairman of the RNC.  Now.