he has been a distraction. keep in mind, this is merely the latest and greatest gaff, going back to the voyeur scandal, telling gq that abortion is a choice, that rush limbaugh is just an entertainer who engaged in ugly rhetoric, he told sean hannity that republicans might not be ready to win back the majority. so this is the latest in a long string of gaffs that frankly have hurt republicans as they seek to go into a good year. rick: david as a democrat i imagine you would like to see michael steele stick around, at least through the midterms, right? actually, you know that, decision is up to them, and as matt had pointed out, it is up to michael steele, whether he wants to continue being a distraction to the party and keeping them from becoming a unified force with all the research he resources this need to achieve the goals and successes that were both on the democratic side and republican side fighting for, which is the mid-term victory in november.