The RNC (barely) picked Michael Steele as its new chair

I'm shocked because I don't know what it means.

If they'd of gone with Dawson, then I'd have laughed and said the social conservatives had won, that the party would redouble its efforts to do nothing but obstruct and attack, and I would have blogged an obituary for the GOP.

But with Steele, its possible that the party make a concerted effort to get out from under the thumb of the more destructive elements and be the loyal opposition while working to build the brand again....or maybe they just were barely astute enough to not chose the racist.