Michael Steele, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, was reportedly upset when a CNN reporter referred to Rush Limbaugh as the de facto leader of the party. “No he’s not,” Steele is said to have replied. “I’m the de facto leader of the Republican Party. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer; Rush Limbaugh, the whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it’s incendiary. Yes, it’s ugly.”
Aha, for a moment we could harbor some respect for Steele; he certainly caught the essence of the neocons' favorite drug abuser.
But no. Rush didn't like what Steele had to say, so he blasted him. Did Steele stand up to the demagogue? Did other Republican leaders back Steele?
Nope. Steele called Limbaugh to apologize. “My intent was not to go after Rush," he is reported to have said, "I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh.”
That's right, Dittoheads. The Republican Party has "enormous respect" for Limbaugh. The Grand Old Party has melded with him; the two are one, and it's Rush who seems to be calling the shots. Great. The party has seemed intent on marginalizing itself for some time now, and this should finish them off. The party will remain enormously strong with its Dittohead constituency, and totally irrelevant to the rest of America.
Note: this was originally posted on ketches, yaks & hawks 4 March 2009
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