Although Michael Steele's "Change in a teabag" speech (
highlights) was
widely mocked for its
signature line ("change is being delivered in a teabag, and that's a wonderful thing"), Sarah Palin is now saying it was absolutely fabulous.
Politico's Andy Barr reports:
GOP Gov. Sarah Palin weighed in with a statement from Alaska.
"Today, we have a friend in RNC Chairman Michael Steele, and his bold and courageous speech defines his leadership goals that will guide us all through this most difficult time for our nation."
Perhaps it should be no surprise that with less than 200 people actually in attendance for Steele's speech, the person who seems to have enjoyed it the most -- Sarah Palin -- wasn't even in the room.
But lest Steele's boosters be too concerned, at least two RNC committeemen who were actually there to watch it thought it was just grand:
The speech, noted Mississippi national committeeman Henry Barbour, "was well received and encouraging."
"He's hitting his stride," Barbour said of Steele.
"He did an excellent job with the meeting, everything was organized and on time," said Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere, who co-chaired former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell’s run against Steele in the RNC chairman’s race. "He gave an excellent speech."
So what's the lesson here? Simple: the only kind of change Republicans can believe in is change that comes in a teabag.