Jan 30 2009
New GOP National Leader
Michael Steele is the new leader. He is the first African-American to hold that post. I am surprised by this. First Barack Obama makes history, and now this? This is indeed a sign of possible great change. I am listening to his speech right not, and it is not that bad. He speaks softly, but has some charisma to him. I am not an official Republican or Democrat, so I am not speaking under blind affiliation towards a party. I think this is a good way for the Republican party to modernize. They definitely need to regain some of the footing they have lost, if they ever hope to make a real comeback.
How successful will he be? I said this was a good step, but the Democrats did not exactly trip themselves up recently in a huge manner. President Obama has been impressing me with some of his early actions. The Republicans need to back this symbolic change with some concrete ones as well.
