Michael Steele: Republican National Committee Chief; Pro-Life; Pro-Choice; Wondrously Flexible

Michael Steele is chairman of the Republican National Committee.

He says he's

• Catholic
• Pro-Life
• Pro-Choice
  • That a woman's "right to choose abortion" is "an individual choice," anyway (GQ, via The Baltimore Sun)

I am Not Making This Up

I'm pretty sure that Michael Steele will get praised for being open-minded, tolerant, and probably other culturally-approved adjectives.

And, he's another Catholic with what seem to be very confused ideas about what the church teaches.

Oh, one more thing: Mr. Steele has very up-to-date ideas about homosexuality, too. I discussed the Catholic Church's position in another post.

"The Party of Life" - With Conditions

The Republican National Committee Head, Michael Steele, said later:

"...'But the Republican Party is and will continue to be the party of life. I support our platform and its call for a Human Life Amendment. It is important that we stand up for the defenseless and that we continue to work to change the hearts and minds of our fellow countrymen so that we can welcome all children and protect them under the law.' " (CNA)

Providing, it seems that their mother's don't have them killed first.

Seriously: do politicians ever think about what they say?

More-or-less related posts:

• "Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas: Nancy Pelosi Isn't Alone"
  (March 8, 2009)
• "The Pope, an Archbishop, and Nancy Pelosi, on Abortion, Human Rights, and Communion"
  (February 21, 2009)
• "Pelosi and the Pope, Emotion and Beliefs"
  (February 19, 2009)
• "Human Clones Possible: Don't Worry, They're Just for Parts and Research"
  (February 2, 2009)
• "Pro-Abortion Slogans Sound Nice, Hide Nasty Facts"
  (November 15, 2008)
• "American Catholic Bishops Intolerant! (I Should Hope So)"
  (November 13, 2008)
• "Barack Obama, Catholic Bishops, and Abortion"
  (November 12, 2008)
• "Nancy Pelosi an Ardent, Clueless Catholic: Who Knew?"
  (November 3, 2008)
• "Obama, McCain, Life, Death, Abortion, Voting, and this American Catholic"
  (November 2, 2008)
• "Life: It's a Single Issue, and an Important One"
  (November 2, 2008)
• "Conservative? Liberal? Democrat? Republican? No, I'm Catholic"
  (November 3, 2008)
• "Embrace Peace or I'll Kill You! More Violent Peace Lovers"
  Another War-on-Terror Blog (March 7, 2008)
• "Capital Punishment: Killing Those Who Deserve to Die"
  (October 2, 2008)
• "The Pope, the Antichrist, and Fu Manchu"
  (October 2, 2008)

News and views:

• "RNC head Michael Steele counters own abortion 'rights' remarks"
  Catholic News Agency (March 13, 2009)
• "Steele keeps the GOP on its toes"
  The Baltimore Sun (March 13, 2009)