Steele Against the Ropes - Roll Call

Steele Against the Ropes

By Tracie Powell and CQ Guest Columnist

Posted May 12, 2009 at 12:00am

“hiz-ouse”
guy Steele fired
short tenure
Washington Times.
shrinking,
rank and file Republicans
fundraising
Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher,
Dick Cheney
apologize,
more than just a black face
Tracie Powell is a former American Political Science Association congressional fellow who writes regularly on politics and policy.

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