Kaine Statement: Steele Apology to Rush Limbaugh Proves the Point:
Limbaugh is Leading Force behind Republican Party
Washington, DC – On the same day GOP Chairman Michael Steele apologized
to conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh for courageously
challenging Limbaugh’s role as leader of the Republican Party calling
his show “incendiary” and “ugly,” Governor Tim Kaine, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, issued the following statement calling on
Republicans in Washington to stop following Rush Limbaugh’s lead:
“I was briefly encouraged by the courageous comments made my counterpart
in the Republican Party over the weekend challenging Rush Limbaugh as
the leader of the Republican Party and referring to his show as
‘incendiary’ and ‘ugly.’ However, Chairman Steele’s reversal this
evening and his apology to Limbaugh proves the unfortunate point that
Limbaugh is the leading force behind the Republican Party, its politics
and its obstruction of President Obama’s agenda in Washington. Just
this weekend, Rush Limbaugh repeated his claim that he is rooting for
the President to fail. The last time Rush Limbaugh said he wanted the
President to fail, virtually every single Republican in Congress
followed his lead and voted against the President’s plan to create or
save 3.5 million jobs.
“As Congress works to pass the President’s budget, Republicans need to
stop following divisive figures like Rush Limbaugh, stop apologizing to
him and put aside the failed politics of the past so we can put our
economy back on track, reform our health care system, break our
dependence on foreign oil, improve our schools, and lay the foundation
for long-term growth in the 21st Century.”