RNC Chairman Michael Steele Apologizes to Rush Limbaugh...Why?

I always had a level of respect for Michel Steele, the recently named chairperson for the Republican Party.

Although our political views differ greatly, but I respected Mr. Steele for not apologizing for being a African American in the Republican party.

But after Steele apologized for calling conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh an "entertainer" with an "incendiary”, I not only lost some respect some respect for Mr. Steele, but I also thought that he lost a grip on a leadership position that he worked so many years to achieve.

There is no denying that Rush Limbaugh is an important voice of the Republican Party, but he is by no means the RNC's leader. The reason Mr. Limbaugh can go to a conservative convention and say, "I want Barack Obama to fail" it is because he is not beholden to an office or a party.

Rush Limbaugh is a 30 million dollar-a-year entertaining capitalist.

He knows that if he can effectively say something outrageous at a conservative convention, it could lead to a million plus dollars worht of free publicity; publicity that will not only resonate with his radio audience, but also bring new listeners to his program.

I guess Mr. Steel did not get ole Rushbo's memo

In reality, Michael Steele did not say anything nothing wrong. Rush Limbaugh is an” entertainer” with an "incendiary" talk show and his goal should to move away the RNC away from Rush Limbaugh segment of the GOP.

But by not sticking to his statement and apologizing to Mr. Limbaugh, Michael Steele weakened his position as a leader and unwittingly repositioning Rush Limbaugh as a "political force".

It is too early to tell if Michael Steele's apology helped reassure Rush Limbaugh's audience that he is one of them.

But by apologizing to a piece of the GOP party, he might have lost the rest of RNC pie.