Mr. Steele is dead on. What happened to the Reagan revolution? Why did we let the neo-cons take over?

I hadn't heard of Mr. Steele until today. His background looks very solid and I couldn't agree more with his message - adapt to the times, but under no circumstances compromise your values.

"timeless truths" like deregulation of financial markets?

These guys will be a long while finding their way out of the political wilderness if that's how they think about it. An intelligent opposition is important to our democracy. Instead we get nonsense like Rep. Braun (R) comparing Obama to Hitler.

Reagan's "timeless truths" were just empty words from an empty suit with a winning smile. If Republicans continue to cater to the extreme-right, they will continue to fail.

The Republicans shouldn't worry too much. It won't be long until the country is beating its head against the wall for voting for this socialist. I predict he will be a one term Jimmy Carter miserable failure.

The GOP is like the Democrats in the 1980's. In the 80's Dems kept looking for the second coming of JFK, now Republicans are looking for the next Reagan.

Both ain't coming back and the Dems learned that first. You have to have principles then leaders. Also I love Jesus but the GOP needs to stop sucking up to Christian conservatives.

Steele can beat O'Malley, but I don't think Ehrlich can.

PS- Dave, Bush is a socialist, economic bailouts, expanded government agencies etc.

There is one, and only one consistent Republican principle, as shown by the actions of Republican officeholders, and that is this: do whatever will enrich the top 1%, no matter the long term consequences for the country as a whole. The rest is just words.

We need to return to core principles but not necessarily Ronald Reagan's. We really need to go back even farther to the days of the Founding Fathers. If we are going to win next time, we need to go as far right as possible. Enough of this centrist, compassionate Republican nonsense. It's a turn off to everyone. It doesn't work and our base doesn't want that. It's not what being an Republican is all about. Besides after four years of the annointed one, the country will need extreme measures.

Another Republican "leader" who doesn't get it. The Reagan talk is nice enough but our challenge IS beating the Democrats - and on our terms. We don't need to attract NEW people. We need to attract conservatives. Next.

Excellent. Look to the past as a plan for the future; that should work pretty well. We should see if Reagan said anything about our current economic mess and if he didn't then it must not be true so we should do nothing.

I believe that Steele will be able to provide a vibrancy and truth that has been absent from GOP politics for many years. For too long the GOP has sacrificed its Grand Old Principles. It is time for renewed leadership in light of McCain's defeat. We need to let people know that the Republican Party is for everyone, not just rich elites.

Steele is dead on. My daddy told me that democrats is like cow manure.The more you stir 'em up, the more they stanks. Dad, this is a different day and I think we need to stir up the manure because we need to fight back. STICK to Reagan principals!

As a young moderate, I have to say that the GOP needs to break away from Reagan. If the GOP wants to grow, it needs to target young voters, unfortunately for the GOP the Democrats are picking them up left and right. Most new young voters were not alive when Reagan was in office (or they don't remember), nor really are concerned with him. They like the fact that he helped bring down communism, but that doesn't even relate because they have grown-up in a post-communist society. The GOP needs to become young and fresh and find a new message that resonates with young voters.

A RX for the Republicans what about a RX for this country. That is the problem. The republicans (patriots) want to put party ideology ahead of what is good for this country. Obama will be successful because he will have the world (including some real republicans) behind him.

That's just what the GOP needs- advice from the empty-suit ex-brother-in-law of Mike Tyson. What advice does he have to offer besides convincing voters that they love puppies and hiring homeless people to hand out fake sample ballots in African-American neighborhoods?

Please, GOP, hire this clown as your next GOP chairman. He'll be the gift that keeps on giving.

I've been saying all along he will be another Jimmy Carter. I'm glad someone agrees with me. What Republicans really need to do is just wait and the far left Democrats like Obama (yeah right he's a centralist, I don't think so) will self-destruct. In the mean time I'm buying a gun before they outlaw them, and pulling my 401K out so when the government (Democrats) takes it over like they said they want to, I'll have my money safely at home.

As another young moderate, I agree with Frank's comments above. It's crucial for the R's to look beyond Reagan into the future because as it is now, national demographics really do not look good for them. They had very little presence among young voters, minority voters, and college-educated voters in this year's election, and all of these groups are rapidly growing. Nothing less than a reinvention and rebranding of the conservative philosophy is needed. If Steele really thinks that Reaganism is immediately relevant to the future, his party is going be in for more humiliation in future elections.

Aaron and Frank have a valid point if they mean that talking about Reagan doesn't do much for youth of today. That is probably because, Aaron and Frank have never really listened to any of the clear, articulate, and intelligent speeches of that great President. If they did, they would know what Steele is talking about.

Michael Steele would bring a breath of fresh air to the RNC and I would wholeheartedly support him.

For those of you that do not know Michael Steele....he is often on Sean Hannity on the Fox News channel. He's a very smart man!
He would be great in the post and the Republican's sure need his expertise!

Jean said they really need Mr. Steele's expertise but she really meant they need his token status but it will not help .
The Republican party will NEVER get any significant number of African American votes under any circumstances because 99.9% of us know that the republican party is ABSOLUTELY RACIST and those Repulican talk show host ( all of them ) made that absolutely clear as they spent all of their time during this election peddling racial fear and fanning the flames of racism among their regular listening audience and that's a fact.They hide behind the term CONSERVATIVE'S but they are just plain old racist bigots with WHITE SUPREMIST ATTITUDES.
What they did'nt realize is that thier are not enough RACIST left in AMERICA to elect a President with just thier numbers.This is the AMERICA that MICHELE OBAMA was talking about when she talked about being proud for the first time to be an American.
It's offensive to every person who is not a Republican when these "conservatives " suggest that only they know GOD !
Particularly when one female republican talk show host on a religious station said on the air that no one who is REALLY a Christian could vote for OBAMA and that's just one of many incidents when these people insulted the AMERICAN population,They don't realize that they absolutely helped BARACK OBAMA win this election because I gaurantee you they turned off a lot of people even some who had no intentions of voting for OBAMA.
Mr. Steele will not help with Black votes so that is a wasted cause.
And by the way "Elvis is dead" and so is REAGAN.
If I had Pres. elect OBAMA'S ear I would advise him to forget about the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE because these people on Republican talk radio will continue to help him.

It looks to me like what the Republican Party should be doing is getting back to its conservative roots. We (the entire world, it would appear) are in the middle of a crisis of ethics. It was not deregulation that caused the problems financial, but rampent greed, the same thing that is driving the crisis in health insurance. Insurance companies, doctors, lawyers are making greed their driving force, forcing medical bills sky-high. And what happened to showing a little respect for the holder of the highest office in the land? Ronald Regan, Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama deserve at least a modicum of respect! Come on, people! What has happened to our values as a nation? We are one of the last places on earth where, if you are willing to work hard enough, if you are lucky, you can do what Bill Gates and Barack Obama did! We don't want to lose that. I am old. I am appalled by what I see these days. Work is a blessing, not the curse so many liberals see it as. Let's go back and take another look at our constitution and Bill of Rights. Let's go back to basics!

Please contact these people
"The tree of liberty needs to be refreshed with the (rhetorical) blood of today’s Republican leadership so that a new revolution can take hold. For the good of the party, John Boehner and his allies must step aside. All of you must show that you have the courage to place principles and country first, for believe us when we say, “we refuse to support a permanent minority.”

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Rich Wagner is the President of the Lincoln Club of Orange County. Chip Hanlon is a Lincoln Club board member, President of Delta Global Advisors, and Founder of GreenFaucet.com. You can e-mail them, via the FlashReport, here.

They have great ideas too!!!
Sue Krentz

I jusr heard Michale Steele and Shawn Hannity expound upon Republican core values an positions that will bring the party back. Won't happen, becasue not once were the words "honesty" and "integrety: mentioned. Why don't we start by swearing off earmarks?

Right now in congress there is a huge land grab Bill known as the
Urgent Action Needed (updated 11/3/08)
HR5151 New Omnibus Federal Lands Bill Threatens Landowners All Over The Country (Senate using House # HR5151)

How can we keep giving our land up, locking it up for human use, stop using the natural rescources and then turn around and expecet the tax payers...you and me to bail out all the banks, all the car industries if we do not have a way to make a living ?
Please help us stop these bills.!! Pres. Elect Obama said he was not going to hurt the middle class this will hurt the middle class. Please help us stop these bills.!!
Thanks

I think Mike Steel is the future of the NEW Republican party! All we have to do now, is get rid of all the dead beats like Mc Cain and his evil twin Graham and the rest of those leftist open border, Amnesty morons first!

Unfortunately, Mike can't do it alone. We need to get rid of the McCains and Grahams. Get more Palins.

We also have to get more tech support for Mike. His web presence needs serious help. If you're in IT, reach out to Mike and donate your support in time.

congratulations to Mr. Steele for his election to head up the RNC. He is the best man for the job. We should all support him and follow his lead so that the Republican Party can prevail once again.

Mr. Steele:
Thank you for all you do for the GOP.
You are absolutly right about Obama,
I emailed him, and told him that it takes one to know one. It is very upseting to hear the President of the USA, be so unkind to his people when visiting other lands.
Now those same people will not have the respect that a President deserves.
Respectfully,
Mercedes Cass