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Home Front: Politix
STRONG RUMOR: McCain's Pick for VP
2008-05-15
Are rumors allowed to be posted at Rantburg? Even really, really strong ones????

MICHAEL S. STEELE, Lt.Governor (Republican)

State House
100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1925
(410) 974-3901; 1-800-811-8336 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: ltgovernor
fax: (410) 974-5882
web: www.gov.state.md.us/ltgovernorbio.html

Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele, January 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.



Lt. Governor since January 15, 2003. Co-Chair, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2002-03.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-. Chair, State House Trust, 2003-. Chair, Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform, 2003. Chair, Governor's Commission on Quality Education, 2004-05. Member, State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2005-.

Member, National Commission on Federal Election Reform, 2001. Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy, 2002-05.

Born October 19, 1958. Attended Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (international relations), 1981; Augustinian Friars Seminary, Villanova University; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1991. Attorney (corporate securities). Founder, The Steele Group (business & legal consulting firm). Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University, 1981-85. Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1991-97. Member, Prince George's County Maryland Black Republican Council, 1992. Chair, Prince George's County Republican Central Committee, 1994-2000. Chair, Maryland State Minority Outreach Task Force, 1995-97. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2000, 2004 (alternate, 1996). Chair, Republican Party State Central Committee, 2000-02. Executive Committee, Republican National Committee, 2000-02. Member, Prince George's County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Knights of Columbus; The Johns Hopkins Society of Black Alumni. Host, "Lunchtime with Maryland's GOP" (WOLB radio). Man of the Year, Maryland Republican Party, 1995. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity. Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Washington, 1996-99. Board of Directors, East Baltimore Development, Inc. Member, Advisory Committee, Export-Import Bank of the United States. Citizen of the Year Award, Maryland State Council, Knights of Columbus, 2003. Republican of the Year, Prince George's County Republican Central Committee, 2003. Citizen of the Year, Prince George's County Board of Trade, 2003. Community Leadership Award, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, 2003. President's Award, Johns Hopkins Society of Black Alumni, 2003. Award of Excellence, Fulwood Foundation, 2004. Parren J. Mitchell Award, National Black Chamber of Commerce, 2004. James Cardinal Hickey National Figure Award, Office of Youth Ministry & Catholic Youth Organization, Archdiocese of Washington, 2005. Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, Aspen Institute, 2005. Award, Bethune-DuBois Institute, 2005. Member, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Landover Hills. Married; two sons.
Posted by:Albemarle Clearong3941

#11  "but it might work to cancel out the white guilt vote"

Bingo. And Mr. Steele has guest hosted for Hugh Hewitt at least twice that I noticed. It was interesting to listen to him.

If having a black VP candidate is the goal, Walter E. Williams would be a good choice, too. He is brilliant and McCain claims to be weak on economic issues. Having an economist and college professor (George Mason University) as a running mate would be a good move.
Posted by: crosspatch   2008-05-15 23:43  

#10  Would much prefer Condi Rice as a consolation prize for those of us in despair at the prospect of voting for McCain.
Posted by: RWV   2008-05-15 23:07  

#9  Not bad. I'd prefer Steele / McCain, but not bad.
Posted by: DMFD   2008-05-15 22:59  

#8  Michael Steele is SUCH an impressive individual. Since he(former MD LTGOV[R]) and Gov. Bob Erlich were forced out by the entrenched MD Dem thug/mafia in Annapolis, Michael, because he is black, has been down-relegated by the MSM to provide racial news commentary. It's a gig, but the man has been MARGINALIZED to the max. I sense that he's uncomfortable in that role. Michael Steele sees himself as an American man and a father; not a black male with issues. Always refreshing...
Posted by: Asymmetrical Triangulation   2008-05-15 22:07  

#7  Piking a black VP would do nothing to garner Black votes but it might work to cancel out the white guilt vote.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-05-15 22:03  

#6  Too soon for Jindal.

Steele is very articulate, humorous, expresses and believes in conservative positions, and is a good campaigner to even come close in a socialist state like Maryland without compromising his basic conservative values.

Probably a good choice. Press will call it pandering.
Posted by: OldSpook   2008-05-15 21:31  

#5  Sorry, because I was a devotee of the HBO show "The Wire" I could never vote for a Maryland politician.

Bobby Jindal is my pick to make the race interesting.
Posted by: Penguin   2008-05-15 20:48  

#4  Steele would be a fine choice but he'll be derided as a token pick.
Posted by: AzCat   2008-05-15 19:47  

#3   I kind of like Steele.

Me too. I'm sorry he lost. Perhpas he should move.

Better than McCain, anyway.

That could be interpreted as damning with faint praise, though.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-05-15 19:07  

#2  I kind of like Steele. Better than McCain, anyway. Thought he did quite a respectable job with his speech at the last convention, and ran a good campaign - doubt any Republican could have won that race in that time and place - even Reagan. But he won't get the Reps any net electors - Obama (half African and half American) will still poll 90% of the black American votes, even though Steele is twice as black and twice as American.
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-05-15 18:58  

#1  Forgot one important item, lost last election. And he comes from a state McCain will never carry unless Hussein is found in bed with a dead boy or a live goat.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-05-15 18:38  

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