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President bush's centcom commander in place, i would never have believed it. i think there's a bush/obama consensus on afghanistan. i am not suggesting that people shouldn't have a very vibrant debate on this issue. i'm simply saying that's not what steele was doing. steele was at a behind closed doors fund-eration giving republican candidates talking points on how to take on abalma on this issue. that's not responsible. >> the interesting thing, a couple of interesting things i would submit. first all, michael steele, we indicated this earlier. he's a cipher. just a complete cipher. >> great ...

That the war in afghanistan might not be winnable, runs -- criticized from democrats not really criticized from republicans. what steele's been doing to your question, what would you think he would be doing? making calls, trying to reassure people, especially those 168 people of the republican national committee that he can still be strong. i don't think he can really rehabilitate himself. there's been too many gaffs, i think most people in the republican political class here in washington think that this is the end of the road for steele, they're fine and happy until november because replacin...

Opposes this war? >> well, i think it's a growing number, but i think it's close to the majority. but it's the majority of the american people. think of all the progressive democrats that have to put up with obama. why is it not good political talk for what steele said? i mean, here obama is trying to appeal to his base by saying, oh, we're going to be out in a year. at the same time, he's appealing to the neocons who say, we want more war. he says, i'll take all the troops we can, because we're going to win this war. but the truth is, the politicians and the military people do not believe the...

And some controversial remarks that were made. here is part of what stooel said in connecticut on thursday. those comments are leading to calls for steele's resignation from his own party. i asked what steele was thinking. >> on this weekend, this fourth of july weekend where politics basically shut down that michael steele would not want to be answering why he made these remarks. what one analyst said to me is that when ever he goes into this pundit mode. when he tries to be an analyst himself, that's when he puts his

Point a gun at somebody unless you're ready to pull the trigger. we keep pointing the gun. we haven't pulled a single trigger yet opinion and it's about time that we did. >> and rnc chairman michael steele received a mostly warm welcome from activists at the annual meeting of the national action network. but the audience was a bit skeptical about what steele called the republican message. >> the republican national committee wants to bend down and help. we want to be a part of the conversation. we may disagree from time to time, but at least -- let me get there -- but at least, at least we can...