NCs Tom Im heterosexual Fetzer becomes first RNC member to call for MC Steeles head

The head of NC's GOP, Tom Fetzer, has called for MC Steele's head. Iif only I could express something stronger than ROTFLMAO...For the first time since revelations that the RNC had spent some $1,946 at a risque L.A. nightclub, a member of the national body has called on Steele to step aside. In a letter to Steele dated today, NC GOP chair Tom Fetzer asks the chairman to step aside for what he says is the good of the party.Fetzer, you might recall, made national headlines for his interesting response to a radio show host's insinuation that the former mayor of Raleigh was light in the loafers ("NC: Former Raleigh mayor sues radio host over gay allegations; sends outlandish letter to media"). Anyway, here's the missive he sent to MC Steele...it's a hoot.April 8, 2010
Chairman Michael Steele
Republican National Committee
310 First Street, SE
Washington, D. C.  20003
Dear Michael,
I have prayed for you and hurt with you these last few weeks.  I thank you for the passion you have brought to the job of leading our party, which is one of the reasons I have been a strong supporter of you during my tenure as Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.  Some of the criticism directed at you has been deserved, some of it hasn't, but no one could criticize you for lack of effort or enthusiasm.  This is not about finding fault or assigning blame. That's beside the point.  The point is to deal with the reality of a situation that is becoming increasingly untenable.  Without going into a lot of detail about the situation we find ourselves in, I offer my personal opinion that the best way for you to deal with the reality of the situation is to tender your resignation as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.  I neither arrived at this conclusion lightly nor derive any pleasure from articulating it to you.  
I think it's important for you to understand this is not about you personally.  Or me.  It's bigger than both of us.  It's about providing the kind of leadership that our party and country needs right now.  More than ever, America needs the Republican Party to be a force for reform, transparency, and ethics in government.  If we are going to be an effective agent for reform in America, we must first reform our party.  Leadership requires nothing less, especially the kind of leadership that our country needs right now.  Recent events, regardless of who is to blame, have made it difficult if not impossible for you to lead the party in the direction that it needs to go.  Sometimes service requires personal sacrifice and leadership always requires putting the interest of the cause we serve ahead of our own.  
I believe that the best service you can render to your party at this critical juncture is to graciously step aside and allow the party to move on from this current quagmire.  It will best move forward under new leadership.  
I believe that we will have some measure of success this fall no matter what the RNC does or does not do.  But in order to maximize our opportunities this year, we need a strong, effective RNC that has the full faith and confidence of the conservative activists, volunteers and our donors. I can attest that many grassroots leaders I've talked to in the last few weeks are very aware of the recurring drama that is playing out at the RNC - allegations of fiscal irresponsibility, management and questionable activities - and they are disgruntled and concerned that the RNC, under your direction, is setting a poor example of the kind of leadership voters can expect if Republicans are elected.
Again, this is not a personal indictment of you; rather it is a candid observation of where we are and where we need to go.  As Republicans, we must pull together and restore our reputation as the party that stands for important things -- and isn't willing to compromise on those important things.  I respectfully disagree with statements attributed to you and others that this is only about winning elections.  It is not.  It is about demonstrating that we have the ability to govern well when we win.  We have a higher responsibility to our party and our fellow Americans than just winning elections.  Among other things, that means we must set an example, a noble example, about what government should be about and about how it should go about the business of representing the best interests of all Americans.  If, and only if, we do that well, the winning of elections will take care of itself and we will be confident and at peace in the outcome.  
I know that many share this view, but are fearful of repercussions if they speak out, and are worried about making matters worse with public in-fighting.  It is my view that failing to make this change is the more dangerous course.  
Please consider giving the Party you serve the ability to bind its wounds, restore our activists' confidence and enhance the future of our nation.
Respectfully yours,
Tom Fetzer
NCGOP Chairman I think a telling point in the Hotline piece is this:Fetzer joins others, like former Steele consultant Alex Castellanos, who have called for the chairman to step aside. But Fetzer's voice matters to others; he is a member of the 168-person national committee, meaning he will have a vote when Steele comes up for re-election next year (Fetzer was not chairman when Steele was elected last Jan.).
So far, RNC members have been hesitant to call on Steele to step aside. Only Dr. Ada Fisher, NC's national committeewoman, had urged Steele to resign, albeit months ago. Fisher has little following on the committee, and Fetzer, as a new member, may not have much. Still, while veteran RNC members have said there is no appetite within the committee to throw Steele out, consensus is that once a few members began to call for his resignation, the chorus could grow.Why wouldn't they have the appetite? It's a problem of their own making, and Steele has already completed the shot across the bow -- playing the race card. If they make a move on him, he's going to bring the color-aroused party to its PR knees. Even if his claim is bogus (he was picked to be a token for crying out loud), the GOP, which we've seen stand by and not say or do anything to stop the racism bleated during 2008 by officials and followers of the party that has continued to this day.

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