Republican Chairman Strays From the Party Line on Abortion

This was supposed to be the week that Michael Steele, the beleaguered new chairman of the national Republican Party, got his groove on, as he might put it: From filling vacancies left by the mass-firing he conducted upon taking office to issuing 100-day plans on how to make the Republican Party competitive on fund-raising and the Internet, among other things.

But no.

On Thursday Mr. Steele found himself yet again explaining what he had meant to say, this time after a lively interview with GQ in which he seemed to suggest, among other things, that women should have the right to decide whether to have an abortion. “I think that’s an individual choice,” he said.

A moment later, he appeared to clarify his remarks, saying that abortion policy should be decided by the states.

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7 comments on “Republican Chairman Strays From the Party Line on Abortion

  1. A Floridian says:

    I’m very tired of politicians…we need statesmen…men and women of truth and integrity (the real kind)

  2. libraryjim says:

    And the Republican Party can’t understand why they did so poorly in the last elections!

  3. Jeffersonian says:

    Was this fellow chosen at random from the Baltimore phone book?

  4. Chris Molter says:

    “Well if the Dems can get elected by whoring themselves out, then SO CAN WE!”
    Lord almighty, I hate the two party system..

  5. Sick & Tired of Nuance says:

    Not one thin dime of support goes to the RNC or the Republicans until this buffoon is gone!

  6. libraryjim says:

    And until the Republican party returns to conservative roots!

  7. Chris Molter says:

    5&6;, do you not think they’ll replace him with another buffoon? Do you really think the GOP will return to its roots? What if they don’t? We don’t have any other choices!

    “We had a choice of chicken or fish.”
    “Yes, I remember. I had the lasagna.”

    Why can’t we have the lasagna?!