Perhaps that fumbling, bumbling chairman of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, is doing some good for the GOP after all.
According to the National Black Republication Association, there will be at least 32 African Americans on the ballot for Congress in the upcoming elections across the country.
Pundits believe that most of these candidates stand little chance of being elected, but Steele, who became the first chief of the Republican Party just two weeks after Barack Obama became the first African American president, is finally getting credit for creating ambiance conducive to black growth in the ranks of the GOP.
This is a stark contrast from most of Steele’s turbulent tenure as GOP chair. He has been mired in controversial and embarrassing situations, from feuding with white conservatives, getting punked down by Rush Limbaugh, laughably trying to incorporate hip-hop idioms into his public speeches, money mismanagement, allowing colleagues to patronize a lesbian strip club, and flying private planes and staying at expensive luxury hotels.
Currently, every member of the Congressional Black Caucus is a Democrat. –terry shropshire
