Not even members of Michael Steele’s own party take him seriously anymore – why should anyone else? He was never expected to do anything anyway, just a minstrel show player.

I think when Michael Steele is president of the US, then he can decide the best procedure for holding a summit: being totally objective no matter what the other side is saying, or being an active participant.

Part of the many problems of a 24/7 news cycle is that filler pieces are needed; that is why we see Steele so much — well that and the expectation of his silly “jive” type talk we usually get to enjoy from him.

Let me save everyone the trouble:

Dems: The real death panel are the insurance companies, and the republicans are in bed with them.

Reps: Obamacare is death panels for everyone. Don’t socialize my private insurance and medicare.

There saved some of the stupid talking points for the ideologues on here.

How could it be a death panel for healthcare when it’s going to be passed? This man is as delusional as his party member. Just wait until Jim Bunning’s stunt heats up. I suspect that Pelosi will out him and the entire Republican party for this one. I can’t wait for November. There’s going to be lots of crying by Steele and the baggers. They won’t understand what happend.

Yes, Steele is a really true leader of the Repub party. I mean when he spoke out against Rush Limbaugh and the next day apologized to Limbaugh that showed some true leadership. Now, remind me again who’s the leader and spokesman for the Repub party.

roxsteady says:
February 27, 2010 at 6:28 pm

Ya I want to tell ya that Nancy Pelosi, she is so smooth. Those Republicans don’t stand a chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxE33lfTi_Y

Okay all you Nancy Pelosi fans, jump up and down, rub your-self and yell. Bagger,Bagger,Bagger!

Republicans need to gain 40 seats to take control, a bridge widely seen as too far until recently. But given retirements, rising public anger at Congress, and normal historical trends, it’s difficult to overestimate the Democrats’ challenges in 2010. Politically and demographically, the playing field is heavily tipped against them, although it’s a long way until November.

“People are not happy with the way the country is going right now,” said former Virginia Republican Rep. Tom Davis, an expert on House elections. “I don’t know if they think the Republicans could necessarily do a better job, but if you want to cast a protest vote … where do you go?”

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100227/OPINION/2270319/1049

Whoa, the Left gets angry if anyone even whispers the phrase death panels, but when government steps into run healthcare, anywhere in the world, it always leads to rationing. That has always been the case and always will be the case. Calling this process a “death panel” is a bit ostentatious, but conceptually it is 100% valid.

@felixw: All health care is rationed. You really think the US doesn’t ration care? Our rationing is just done on the basis of ability to pay. Other systems ration based on the need of service.

I can’t believe Steele said that. Sure, he made a few good points, but the “death panel” comment was just stupid.

” marcus.lewis says:
February 27, 2010 at 10:05 pm”

I have to disagree with you on this, Marcus, based on my own personal experience over several years.

My husband and I had two periods in our life without insurance, although we had insurance whenever it was available to us.

The first time after we had gone thru all our assets (IRAs, 401Ks and savings) he spent two weeks in the hospital. He was admitted thru the ER (required by law) and after he was stable Charity Hospital was full so the private hospital kept him and didn’t even send us a bill.

We reacquired insurance and lost it again midway thru a years long serious, very rare and difficult to diagnose illness that I had developed. When I became critically ill I was admitted to Little Charity where I finally got a diagnoses. I spent 3 1/2 months in the hospital, much of it in ICU and had 2 very major surgeries to the tune of 300K + paid for by other taxpayers.

I have had a long personal experience with serious illnesses and no insurance and this great country we live in gave me the same level of care, if not comfort and first class acommodations, that we had when we were fully insured. I am grateful but do not feel guilty b/c we only used the help after we used up everything we had spent a lifetime accumulating and if we could we always were insured.

All those heartrending anecdotal stories that we all have been regaled with just don’t ring true with me b/c much of what is said goes counter to my life experience and the laws governing hospitals.

Surely I can’t be the only person in this world who has had similar experiences.

Michael Steele is perhaps not the sharpest knife in the drawer; I’ll give you that. Still, as I see more people becoming better educated on the -0bamacare topic–especially seeing their reaction to things like the cornhusker kickback and the Louisiana purchas–I believe all Democrats are now scared to vote for it. Meanwhile, we see the “cocoanut with teeth” (Nancy Pelosi) telling her constituents that they should vote FOR -0bamacare, even if it means they will be defeated in their next election bid. Can you say “kamikaze” Madame Speaker? Oh, I suppose she could help get her defeated comrades positions as lobbyists and highly paid “consultants” in some liberal thinktank (is that a contradiction of terms), but even the liberals know the handwriting is on the wall when it comes to this kind of dirty dealing.

Hey Editor, when are we going to talk about ol’ Charlie Rangel?

Oh, never? OK, I’ll do it anyway.

Rangel is a scuzzball of the lowest degree. When you vote for a Democrat, you vote to empower him further.

I wish I could say something nice about the Republicans but I can’t think of anything just now only that they’re not Democrats.