In Which Micheal Steele Channels His Inner Palin

Speaking with Steve Inskeep on NPR's Morning Edition, RNC Chairman - and all around court jester of the conservative movement - Micheal Steele couldn't seem to articulate his point of view on healthcare and the government's roll in it.

INSKEEP: Wait, wait — You would trust the government to look into that?

STEELE: No, I’m talking about the private — I’m talking about citizens. I’m talking about — (CROSSTALK)

INSKEEP: Who is it you — You said it is something that should be looked into. Who is it that you think should look into that?

STEELE: Well, who regulates the insurance markets?

INSKEEP: That would be the government, I believe.

STEELE: Well, and so what. Now wait a minute. Hold up. You’re doing a wonderful little dance here and you’re trying to be cute. But the reality of this is very simple. I’m not saying the government doesn’t have a role to play. I’ve never said that. The government does have a role to play; it has a very limited role to play.

INSKEEP: Mr. Chairman, I respect that you think I’m doing a dance here. I just want you to know that as a citizen, I’m a little confused by the positions you take because you’re giving me a very nice nuanced position here —

STEELE: It’s not nice and nuanced. I’m being very clear.

It's still amazing that conservatives are shouting about the ills and evils of socialism while now pretending to be champions of Medicare - a socialist, single-payer, healthcare service.

But Steele is, from my point of view, the literal personification of what conservatives know and what they want the people of America know. Steele can't articulate a position that he knows isn't grounded in the reality that the rest of the world lives in, because he knows he has to stick to the script.