You've got to stand for something...

Part of the problem with our elected officials, and those within the Washington circle, is that very few of them stand for anything. And when you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything. Michael Steele, the head of the RNC, recently made comments about Rush Limbaugh, while on the D L Hughley show. The following are his words. "So let's put it into context here. Let's put it into context here. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer. Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes, it's incendiary. Yes, it's ugly." When called to task on it by Rush, a day later, Steele apologized for his words. This is his apology. "I went back at the tape, and I realized words that I said weren't what I was thinking. It was one of those things where I thinking (sic) I was saying one thing, and it came out differently." Now, maybe Mr. Steele really felt that way. I am not going to call him a liar, but it seems rather disengenious after reading his dialogue with Mr. Hughley. Now, on to my point. If Steele really feels that way about Rush, why not stand by your words. Rush is a big boy. He can take the criticism. Too often these days, we bow to the pressures of political correctness, when we should call a spade a spade. If you are speaking your beliefs and convictions, why should you have to apologize?