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Steele mad that Specter disrespected him: ‘I know his mama didn’t raise him that way.’
Think Progress —
In response to Sen. Arlen Specter's switch out of the Republican party, RNC chairman Michael Steele put out a statement saying that the senator "left to further his personal political interests." Later in the day, however, Steele went on CNN and unleashed his grievances against Specter, who never alerted him to his decision. Angry at being left out of the loop and relegated to irrelevance, Steele invoked all sorts of schoolyard insults:
STEELE: Look, you can tweak my nose and you can step on my toes and you can pull my hair. At some point enough is going to be enough. ... Sen. Cornyn went out on the line ...
Steele's trash talk
Ben Smith's Blog —
Steele, on CNN,
[T]he Republican National Committee Chairman said it was "not only disrespectful, but downright rude" of Specter to make this decision after the national party made it clear it would stand behind him in a contentious primary fight.
"[National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John] Cornyn went out on the line for this man," he said. "For the senator to flip the bird back to Senator Cornyn and the Republican Senate Leadership, a team that stood by him, who went to the bat for him in 2004, to save his hide is not only disrespectful but down right rude," ...
RNC Chair Steele Insulted Specter Didn't Call
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Senate, RepublicansProving again his irrelevance to any process or party, RNC chair Michael Steele railed to CNN today about being left out of the loop regarding PA Senator Arlen Specter's decision to flee the Republican Party. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
