January 14th, 2011
By JAMES PITKIN |
News |
Posted In: CLEAN UP, Politics
As senior Republican Party members gather in Washington, D.C., today to elect a party leader, pundits are predicting Michael Steele will soon be out as GOP chairman.
Today's vote puts us in mind of Steele's 2009 visit to Portland, where he spoke to a mostly empty room and generally failed to inspire much confidence in his leadership.
The Portland stop was another lackluster chapter in a term as GOP leader that the Los Angeles Times calls "a series of verbal gaffes that never really ended."
Remembering GOP Chairman Michael Steele's Magical Time in Portland
As senior Republican Party members gather in Washington, D.C., today to elect a party leader, pundits are predicting Michael Steele will soon be out as GOP chairman.
Today's vote puts us in mind of Steele's 2009 visit to Portland, where he spoke to a mostly empty room and generally failed to inspire much confidence in his leadership.
The Portland stop was another lackluster chapter in a term as GOP leader that the Los Angeles Times calls "a series of verbal gaffes that never really ended."
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