Michael Steele is RNC Chairman, not Rush Limbaugh

An article in yesterday's Globe written by their staff (p.8) indicates that Rush Limbaugh may have appointed himself GOP spokesman. Those moderates among us who care about the future of the Republican party, must not allow him to assert himself as leader, nor can we allow the party to be hijacked by ultra-conservatives. I will admit I have never listened to an entire Limbaugh show, nor do I ever want to. Catching bits of his nonsense as I walk into a service station is more than I care to hear. As a matter of fact, I'm not sure which I find more offensive -- Rush Limbaugh's words or the girly poster calendar hanging on the wall of the garage.

Now Rush is taking issue with Michael Steele, the new Republican National Committee Chairman. As Mr. Steele rightly points out, "Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer." What Rush says should be given about as much value as anything portrayed on a sit-com. Limbaugh may have a large audience but what he says can be "incendiary," as RNC chairman Michael Steele said. Yesterday evening on the PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Mr. Steele was quoted as having softened those remarks. I say to you, Mr. Steele, you got it right the first time. What I worry about are people who are hoodwinked into believing that what Rush says has any significance, value or truth. Don't let someone who entertains for a living speak for the Republican party or you. We need to re-build and move towards the center, not the right. As Dick Callahan, Chairman of the Holden Republican Town Committee says, "Fiscally conservative. Socially moderate." That should be our mantra.

The Boston Globe, March 3, 2009, "Limbaugh, Steele face off in tiff over GOP leadership" written by staff at the Globe. [Scroll down to access this article.]
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/03/03/obama_says_155m_in_health_funding_means_jobs_too/

Boston Sunday Globe, March 1, 2009, "RNC chairman plans turnaround for battered party" by Joseph Williams, p.A8
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/03/01/rnc_chairman_plans_turnaround_for_battered_party/