Michael Steele on FNS On the Future of the GOP (VIDEO)

This past weekend on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Michael Steele, former Lt. Gov. of Maryland, was on to discuss his selection to be the chair of the RNC. He also talked about what’s gone wrong, what needs to change, and the steps that need to be taken to get back the Conservative brand the GOP has lost.

A portion from the transcript:

WALLACE: I want to start with something that you said in your victory statement on Friday just after you were elected by the RNC. And here it is.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

STEELE: We want you to work with us. And for those of you who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked over.

(APPLAUSE)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

WALLACE: Who were you talking about? Who are you thinking may want to obstruct?

STEELE: I’m thinking both inside and outside the party. I think it’s an opportunity for us now to move this party forward on the ideas that matter to the voters, and so I’m not in the mood to have people stand in the way and say, “We can’t. We’ve always done it this way. It’s impossible to do.”

I mean, I was told that in making this run. And I was told that when I decided to run for lieutenant governor of Maryland. So the idea that the opportunity presents itself and you fail to rise to it because someone is standing in your way to me just doesn’t sit well.

So I wanted to make it very clear from the very beginning, my goal is to move this party forward. We’re in the business of winning elections. And so I’m expecting my grassroots, my state parties, the national organization to get on board, to get on the page that is a winning page and move forward.

And for those Democrats and others who want to put up roadblocks and do the crazy typical play that they normally do — the name- calling and the obfuscation and the sleight of hand — I don’t have time for it, because there are important issues that we have to face on the economy, the war, and issues that affect the poor. And I want to have this party in a position to move on those issues.

Frankly, we’ve lost a lot of credibility, and we need a good strong leader like Steele. Steele admits to our failures of the past, but says we need to focus on the future – and he’s right. I hope he continues to be as strong and forceful as he is appearing to be, and sticks to first principles so we can get our footing back.

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