Today was one of those days when I didn't want to be the Liberal Examiner, can't say I wanted to be the Independent Examiner either, but I sure wouldn't have minded being the Where The Hell Have You Been Examiner! An exclusive story was covered by The Washington Times about a secret meeting in which RNC Chairman Michael Steele conceded spending of RNC funds to party treasurer and his 2 aides, that just so happen to be the same men that Michael fired recently. In this article Michael is quoted as saying that this resolution was a "power grab scheme" which led me to believe that Mr. Steele really thought he'd had some power in the first place. Really Michael?

I am really starting to think that Chairman Steele doesn't know his party at all. Did he think that his being elected to chairman 10 days after the nation watch Pres. Barack Obama take the oath of office had come as a result of his accomplishments within the party? Or in acknowledgment of his work for the party? Did he really? Did he think that they wanted him in GQ talking about listening to rap music, and being down, and pledging to prove that the Republican party wanted minorities by his disingenuous display of his "blackness"? The Republican Party doesn't go get black folks to say that they listen to P. Diddy, they go get P. Diddy...DUH! They didn't need you for that...if they wanted a "down" black man they'd have gone and got one. That was not what you were elected for.

Did he not see their faces go blank during his acceptance speech as he informed them that he intended to take the party to every living room and street corner in the communities? I did. I recognized the look too, it was the "oh no that's not what we meant to do" look. Black people in urban communities have not been hiding nor are they hidden from the Republican Party. They never were Mr. Chairman, if your party had wanted to include people they knew where to find them, and you are a prime example of what they do when they can't - they follow the Democrats.

I feel sorry for the RNC personally, I mean I think they thought they had given this mission to the right person. They do wish to appeal to more minorities, as any political organization does, that's to be expected. But they without having to come right out and say so were seeking I think to show that they too had articulate, personable, and successful black men within their party as well. They weren't trying to get someone to act like they had the same "swag" as the president, they needed someone who really did. Who they picked was so the opposite and I don't really think that they knew that.

The minute I read statements where Chairman Steele said that he had a team specially hired for this new PR campaign into urban areas I saw this coming. Why he didn't I have no clue what so ever, and I have consistently said he had the wrong people around him if anybody was telling him this was the way to go. I could have packaged Michael so much better, starting with playing to his strengths and not trying to over emphasis virtually non-existent facets of his personality. But if he really thinks or ever thought that the RNC was going to let him spend a bunch of their money on urban outreach under this methodology that he has been speaking about, he was delusional.

This decision wasn't made as a power struggle, there never was a struggle, there are forces within the RNC that have always and will always run that party. I want to make this a race thing but it's not even fair to the RNC...they'd have had to step in like this with any one that has represented their party like this. It's been embarrassing if I may be frank...as if there hasn't already been enough decent and division since the election. Something had to be done and some attempt at restoring order had to be made. They can't work at repairing and strengthening their party and crafting it's new direction, if they have to also be concerned with their Chairman's effect on their overall image.

But I really want to know what will come next? Is Michael going to try to stand up against the party? Will others stand with him? Do they have enough money for anyone to care that they do? And if the resolution is passed on May 20th, what does Michael's role than really become? I have a few predictions, but I'll wait to share those for now (lol)...something tells me that we won't have to wait too long to find out.

Washington Times Exclusive