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POST-RACIAL.
By Dylan Matthews
When the GOP appears set to dump its first African-American leader mere weeks into his tenure in favor of a member of an all-white country club, it's hard for schadenfreude not to turn into genuine pity and concern. Obviously, this was in large part Steele's own doing, but it's fairly tragic that he flamed out the way he did, and that Katon Dawson, of all people, is his natural successor.
COMMENTS (7)
I think it's admirable of you to acknowledge the tragedy here. That said, it's not that hard for me to blow right past tragedy, through tragicomedy, and straight to black comedy.
Steele has, apparently, complete disdain for where he came from, or he wouldn't have been in the running for the post anyway (nor would he have been chosen). Anyone with half a brain in that position knows you have to be on top of your game to shoot your stupid mouth off the way he has and prevail. He's a loser and not a nice guy. Screw him.
Posted by: Apphouse50 | March 11, 2009 1:56 PM
This is off da hook! Maybe Dawson will be better able to bring in the bling bling!
Posted by: Zephyrus | March 11, 2009 2:55 PM
I think there are some genuinely good, moderate, Republican citizens out there, as well as some moderate, Republican ex-lawmakers, long since purged.
But the current Republican public face and leadership represents all those most directly responsible for the worst of the Republican party's actions and habits. I have no sympathy for them. In fact, the worse their flame-out is, the faster those voiceless moderate Republicans can begin getting a toehold in their own party again, and thus marginalize these wackadoos.
So, in short, I hope this crazy snowball of fun is only just getting started.
Also, I can't listen to Steele's cringe-inducing black guy immitating a white guy immitating a black guy routine anymore. I just. can't.
Posted by: Roq | March 11, 2009 3:39 PM
Not in sorrow, nor in anger, it has to be noted that Steele is not very bright. Few if any of the leaders of the Republican party today are. Third-rate minds with nasty temperaments. No longer the GOP, it's just the Stupid Party now.
Posted by: Vile Whig | March 11, 2009 4:32 PM
Somewhere, Steve Gilliard is throwing brats on a grill and smiling.
Posted by: pseudonymous in nc | March 11, 2009 5:16 PM
The Reps really are going to have to have their Michael Foot/William Hague moment (nominate a true believer and get massacred) before they regain their sanity.
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