Michael Steele told Laura Ingraham today that he wrote his book, Right Now, “before I became chairman,” of the RNC in January 2009. But that, “because of the clock and the calendar,” he delayed its release.

The problem with Steele’s claim is that the book is full of references to the stimulus bill, Obamacare, Sonia Sotomayor, the Fort Hood shootings, Tea Parties, and the party switch of Sen. Arlen Specter — all topics of import in 2009.