Maybe, just maybe, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele isn't quite the complete political buffoon he has appeared to be during his years running the national GOP strategy.
Maybe in between making embarrassing statements, feuding publicly with Rush Limbaugh, clumsily trying to use hip-hop language in his speeches and earning thousands for speeches that former RNC chairs made for free, Steele has actually been doing some work to benefit his party.
According to the National Black Republican Association, 32 blacks will be on the ballot for Congress in the upcoming elections.
Honestly, while the vast majority of these candidates stand little chance of getting elected to Congress, Steele should be commended for opening up the closed ranks of Republican candidates to new black faces.
While I have little love for black Republicans, it's important for black people to have candidates on both sides of the political ledger.
It's clear that Democrats pays more attention to the needs of black people than Republicans, so it's no accident that every black person in Congress is a Democrat. Same goes for the first African American to live in the White House.
The problem is that Democrats could begin taking blacks' interests for granted, knowing we have nowhere else to present our grievances.
There is no reason in the world why both political parties don't take the concerns of black people seriously. If some black people can work themselves to leadership positions in the GOP, black people may actually get to choose politically.
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/04/26/black-gop-congress-candidates/
Maybe, just maybe, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele isn't quite the complete political buffoon he has appeared to be during his years running the national GOP strategy.