Howard Dean, Hardball, sort of defends Steele but says he shouldn't have apologized to Rush.

[madfloridian]

Run time: 06:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXm7iQSkumY   Posted on YouTube: March 14, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 14, 2009 By DU Member: madfloridian Views on DU: 1204

 
He said he thinks Steele ran a fairly moderate campaign in MD, but that the right wing of his party won't accept that.

I like this comment from the person who put up the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXm7iQSkumY

"The extremists and fanatics on the far Right fringe of the Republican Party have started attacking their own party chairman, because he is a reasonable, moderate politician who wants to operate on the basis of running an inclusive, rational political organization that truly wants the best for the Country. The Far Right wing of the party is intent on remaining ignorant, stupid, and irrelevant, and by attacking their moderate chairman they're only digging a deeper hole for the entire organization..."