Sam Stein stein@huffingtonpost.com | HuffPost Reporting
Posted: 07- 2-10 09:33 PM | Updated: 07- 2-10 10:18 PM
First, Joe Scarborough attacked Minority leader John Boehner and said he was lazy. Others Republicans says Boehner doesn't have the right stuff to take back the House in 2010. Others mention Bohener drinks after hours. Now this!
Another prominent neo-conservative has called for RNC Chairman Michael Steele to resign in the wake of his calling the Afghanistan war un-winnable.
In a statement provided to the Huffington Post Friday night, Liz Cheney, an influential figure within conservative foreign policy circles and an obviously vocal critic of the president, endorsed a similar call for Steele's resignation from The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.
"RNC Chairman Michael Steele's comments about the war in Afghanistan were deeply disappointing and wrong," Cheney's statement read. "The chairman of the Republican party must be unwavering in his support for American victory in the war on terror -- a victory that cannot be accomplished if we do not prevail in Afghanistan. I endorse fully Bill Kristol's letter to Chairman Steele. It is time for Chairman Steele to step down."
Cheney and Kristol are, so far, the highest-profile figures to call for Steele's resignation. No elected Republicans have weighed in on the matter, in part because Congress has largely checked out for the 4th of July recess.
It is clear with all of the GOP infighting, that the GOP is headed for trouble in 2010. Usually when the Democrats lose elections, they head toward the middle ground. Republicans, on the other hand, have headed for right field.
Most of the GOP moderates have been purged in primaries across the nation. it is unlikely there are enough 'true believer' conservatives for the GOP to win in 2010.
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Posted: 07- 2-10 09:33 PM | Updated: 07- 2-10 10:18 PM
First, Joe Scarborough attacked Minority leader John Boehner and said he was lazy. Others Republicans says Boehner doesn't have the right stuff to take back the House in 2010. Others mention Bohener drinks after hours. Now this!
Another prominent neo-conservative has called for RNC Chairman Michael Steele to resign in the wake of his calling the Afghanistan war un-winnable.
In a statement provided to the Huffington Post Friday night, Liz Cheney, an influential figure within conservative foreign policy circles and an obviously vocal critic of the president, endorsed a similar call for Steele's resignation from The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol.
"RNC Chairman Michael Steele's comments about the war in Afghanistan were deeply disappointing and wrong," Cheney's statement read. "The chairman of the Republican party must be unwavering in his support for American victory in the war on terror -- a victory that cannot be accomplished if we do not prevail in Afghanistan. I endorse fully Bill Kristol's letter to Chairman Steele. It is time for Chairman Steele to step down."
Cheney and Kristol are, so far, the highest-profile figures to call for Steele's resignation. No elected Republicans have weighed in on the matter, in part because Congress has largely checked out for the 4th of July recess.
It is clear with all of the GOP infighting, that the GOP is headed for trouble in 2010. Usually when the Democrats lose elections, they head toward the middle ground. Republicans, on the other hand, have headed for right field.
Most of the GOP moderates have been purged in primaries across the nation. it is unlikely there are enough 'true believer' conservatives for the GOP to win in 2010.
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