This is bad for the Republicans. It's evidence of the ongoing civil war we've been writing about, evidence of their intolerance (Steele is, after all, somewhat moderate and black), and evidence more generally of the vacuum of leadership in the party - if Steele were a strong leader, he wouldn't be facing this kind of insurrection.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told FOX News that part of his job is to "manage the money" and suggested that if committee members strip him of that authority he'll step aside.Also today, the GOP state party chairs will be voting on whether to relabel the Democratic party the "socialist" party. Seriously. Putting aside the humor of it all, it's one more indication of how the party is so beholden to the far right that it's skewing their entire focus. The GOP should be focusing on how to fix the economy, or more generally, how to win back moderates and win elections. Passing resolutions renaming the Democrats "socialists" is the political equivalent of kicking sand and crying "na na na na na." It's childish, to be sure, but it's also bizarre, even disordered, behavior for grown adults.
It's Lord of the Flies time in the GOP. And Piggy is about to get his glasses broken.
