Mel Martinez To Be RNC Chief?
That’s the news, apparently.
On one hand that’s good because it gets Martinez’s wishy-washy vote on illegal immigration out of the Senate (to be replaced by Florida’s newly-elected Republican Governor Charlie Crist, let’s hope he makes a good decision if this happens), but on the other hand do we really want a guy like Mel Martinez running the RNC as conservatives like Mike Pence try to take back leadership of the party? Martinez has some decent ratings from conservative organizations (a 100 rating from the American Conservative Union in 2005), but I guess I’ve never viewed him as being all that conservative.
Do I have the wrong impression of this guy?
Update: So much for getting his vote out of the Senate. He’ll be RNC chief while keeping his seat in the Senate.
Brenarlo’s Update: The Club for Growth has given Mel Martinez a score of 82, which ranks him 20th.
