Steele -- The Black Rush Limbaugh?

Robert Novak has an interesting report on what the President's advisors are saying to Michael Steele.

President Bush's political advisers are urging Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele neither to seek nor accept a Cabinet post but instead find a national platform on television or radio.

While losing for the U.S. Senate, Steele attracted favorable attention across the country as an eloquent African-American Republican. Bush political strategists have told Steele a high-ranking post in the administration's last two years would curb his independence and cramp his style. Instead, they advised, he could be "a black Rush Limbaugh."

Steele was interested in heading the Republican National Committee, but his independence displayed during the 2006 campaign was not what the White House wanted there. The decision had been made weeks earlier to name Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida as general chairman and Kentucky National Committeeman Mike Duncan as national chairman.


-How condescending can the Bush staff be to suggest he go on radio.
Did Bush when he lost to Anne Richards just go on radio?

No he came back and won the governship and and then the presidency,
Steele should do no less.

That is all he needs a year long broadcast of his every word to smear him for life.

A radio show personality, I think not, Steele needs to run for president or wait to get on some future white house team.

Steele should not be on radio, he should work on getting elected once more.