The Michael Steele RNC gaffe-spiral continues.  Last week, instead of playing "race victim," asserting that whites fear him because he's black, and cutting checks for sado-masochist thrills, Steele, speaking to students at DePaul University, merely said that African-Americans lack a reason to vote Republican.  

Said Steele, when asked why blacks should vote GOP:   

"You really don't have a reason to, to be honest.  We haven't done a very good job of giving you one.  True? True."

This implies that Democrats have given the black community reason to support them.  Let's see:

-20% unemployment among black males

-100s of billions spent on welfare with no decline in poverty

-50% drop-out rates among inner-city schools

-40 million fetuses destroyed in the womb

Apparently, the creation of a dependency state in which misery trickles down is a winning platform for Democrats; whereas, limited government, low taxes, free markets and self-reliance is a loser for Republicans.

In 50 B.C., a philosopher, Plato, said, "One of the penalties for failing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."  Steele doesn't hold office.  But Plato had him pegged.


Greg Halvorson is the founder of  Soldiers Without Boots, and hosts The Soldier One Radio Hour on Blog Talk Radio.