Tempers flare at RNC meeting

[Enrique]

:popcorn:

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/tempers-flare-at-rnc-meeting-2009-07-30.html

SAN DIEGO — Old grudges die hard, and at the Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting this week, some wounds from this year's contentious election for chairman are being reopened.

Jim Greer, chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a key ally of RNC Chairman Michael Steele, is running to head the party's influential Rules Committee, with Steele's backing.

That doesn't sit well with some conservatives, who see Greer as a centrist. Former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson, who came in second to Steele in January's vote for chairman, gave an interview to The Washington Times that gave voice to what some privately say about Greer.

"Greer is the single most disliked guy on the RNC — that would be my guess," Dawson told the Times in an article that ran Thursday morning.

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[Hello_Kitty]

1. Amazing. Being a centrist makes you a pariah at the RNC.

That sure isn't the case at the DNC.

[Xipe Totec]

2. A tempest from a teabagger n/t