BUT FOR STEELMAN, IS THE FUTURE NOW?In writing for The Daily Beast, Republicans Mark McKinnon and Jon Henke name Sarah Steelman as one of six "Republicans of the Future."
"Sarah Steelman of Missouri, once called “Sarah Palin with an economics degree,” has been unafraid to call out establishment Republicans in Missouri; she has said, “I’m not part of the good ol’ boys network, and I don’t want to be.” The GOP could use a lot more politicians with the guts to challenge the status quo. She may be a 2010 Senate candidate in Missouri," write McKinnon and Henke.
Steelman seems to get more props from national Republicans than GOPers in her own state.
McKinnon and Henke say their list if made up of Republicans "we can feel good about defending, because they were principled, intellectual, or reasonable at a time when so many were not."
If you ain't a regular -- Steelman is still seriously considering a U.S. Senate race.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and Ohio Congressman Rob Portman also made the list.
2 comments:
McKinnon and Henke say their list if made up of Republicans "we can feel good about defending, because they were principled, intellectual, or reasonable at a time when so many were not."
This is a joke, right?
Maybe part of the reason national media figures support Steelman more than us "local folk" has to do with understanding the larger picture and what is going on.
Most of those on the national stage dont get to see or remember things that occurr on a daily basis - which involve policy.
Are the writers aware of Steelman's record in the Missouri Senate or former support from Unions?
Up until her current earmark demagoguery she was known for being a moderate - and there is nothing wrong with that, but it is diameteric opposition to who she is trying to paint her self as.
Again, most of these people in the national media grab blurbs from post like your self and probably havent done a lot of research on her actual positions and voting history.
p.s. if memory serves me correctly those who write for the beast aint exactly what you would call conservative writers.. so maybe they did their work after all.
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