Despite the optimism and hope many Republicans see in Scott Brown's victory, the Republican Party has a serious problem – namely Michael Steele, the head of the Republican National Committee.

In the short time since Steele was elected to lead the RNC – an organization whose purpose is to activate the grass roots and raise campaign funds for Republicans – he's acted less like a friend and more of a foe to conservatives.

On election eve, anticipating a Brown victory in Massachusetts, Steele claimed that the RNC "has been working very diligently behind the scenes" (prematurely taking credit for the victory).

Whatever effort Steele and the RNC put into Brown's campaign, it's too little too late for Steele.

Michael Steele has allowed his ego and need to be liked by liberals get in the way of being an effective party chairman; therefore, I am calling on Steele to do us all a favor and resign from his post immediately.

On several occasions, Steele, a one-term lieutenant governor of Maryland and candidate for U.S. Senate, has publicly insulted and dismissed conservative Republicans.

For one, he appeared on CNN with liberal black talk-show host D.L. Hughley and dismissed Rush Limbaugh as an "entertainer" whose show is "incendiary" and "ugly." Yes, he really said that!

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Unlike Steele, Rush didn't get caught in a liberal trap. Instead of responding to Steele in the liberal press, he used his own national radio program.

Rush said: "It's time, Mr. Steele, for you to go behind the scenes and start doing the work that you were elected to do instead of trying to be some talking-head media star, which you're having a tough time pulling off."

The next gaffe occurred when the RNC chairman appeared on TV One, a liberal black network, and reinforced the lie that white Republicans are fearful of blacks. Steele said: "I've been in the room, and they've been scared of me. I'm like, I'm on your side."

Steele, like too many blacks in the Republican Party, feels that he has to water down the conservative message, and seems to agree with the liberal lie that the GOP somehow excludes blacks.

Michael Steele and his ilk appear uncomfortable with cultural conservatives and prefer to have a "big tent" Republican Party full of spineless moderates.

At a White House Correspondents' Dinner, Barack Obama made fun of Steele's attempt to sound "black." The RNC chairman responded as if Obama had paid him a compliment:

"It was good love between two brothers. ... I was surprised, but I appreciate the president giving me a shout out."

As RNC chief, Steele holds a powerful position, yet he's so enamored by a black president that he can't help sucking up to the opposition.

Steele also disrespects party leaders. For example, he recently released a book titled, "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda," and according to reports, party officials found out about the book only after they saw him on TV promoting it.

Wouldn't you think that the head of the Republican Party would let members of his own team know that he's penned a book about their strategy for upcoming elections? Not in Steele's world.

It appears that Republicans will benefit from Obama's disastrous first year in office, but that hasn't stopped Steele from throwing cold water on Republican optimism. He recently appeared on Sean Hannity's TV show and stunned everyone when he announced that the GOP couldn't win back a majority in the House in 2010.

Some Republican leaders like Minority Whip. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia have rightfully criticized Steele for his slams against Republicans, fearing that he's undercutting their recruitment efforts.

So how did Steele respond to his fellow Republicans' criticism? He used the public airwaves to attack them. Steele told his critics: "Get a life. … If you don't want me in the job, fire me. But until then, shut up. Get with the program."

Had this been a white RNC chairman, the leaders would have asked for his resignation or fired him months ago. The only reason Steele is still head of the RNC is because he's black and the party is terrified of the implications of firing him. Yes, liberals will accuse Republicans of being racist – but what else is new?

This is one of the most important election years in history. We're dealing with an administration and a Democrat-controlled House that is hell-bent on intentionally bankrupting this nation and stripping Americans of their freedoms.

Michael Steele needs to resign because he's a weak leader. We need someone with a backbone who's not afraid to boldly promote strong conservative Republican ideas.

The Republicans have a serious leadership problem with Steele at the helm, and they had better correct it, or what could be a historic November election could instead be a disaster, and in 2012 Barack Hussein Obama – God forbid – could even be re-elected!

The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. …

– Deuteronomy 28:20

Derion Albert, 16, of Chicago was recently savagely beaten to death by a group of black thugs in Chicago, providing a national spotlight to a rapidly deteriorating urban jungle.

In Detroit, 65,000 hopeless individuals lined up outside of Cobo Hall in an attempt to get their share of $15.2 million in federal stimulus money. A number wound up being assaulted and even trampled. The unemployment rate in Detroit is a shameful 30 percent.

These are just two recent examples of the utter moral and physical breakdown plaguing America's inner cities. Ominously, they appear to be merely a shadow of things to come.

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The Bible speaks of blessings and curses, for following or refusing to follow God's laws. During a recent Sunday service, I asked my congregation if they could see the manifestation of curses around them. Many answered that they could not. Yet one only need look at America's inner cities to see plain evidence that curses are everywhere.

And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. …

Black politicians (oppressors) have been running major cities like Detroit, Atlanta, Gary, Ind., and Newark for years with disastrous results, but black Americans have become so corrupt that they keep re-electing them! The people of Washington, D.C., re-elected Marion Barry after he was caught using cocaine; and Ray Nagin was re-elected as mayor of New Orleans after his incompetence greatly worsened the human suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Detroit's Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick mismanaged his city for some time before getting jail time for perjury and other crimes related to having an affair with his chief of staff. Kilpatrick, like these others, blamed racism for his own failures.

The introduction of ADC (Aid to Dependent Children) in 1935 convinced black men to begin leaving their homes in order for the women to receive welfare. The lure of easy money thus set up the downfall of black men and therefore black America. Black woman gradually gained a false sense of independence, and government eventually replaced the man as the "daddy" of the black family.

This moral vacuum allowed corrupt black preachers and politicians to swoop in and exploit the community. With the man out of the picture, the women and children were unable to stop the onset of the hell we see today.

Role of white Americans

White Americans are not to blame for the current sorry state of black America – at least not in the way that whites are typically accused (slavery, discrimination, etc.). But whites do deserve blame in this way: Whites have empowered wicked black leaders by allowing themselves to be silenced by false accusations of racism. White guilt and the fear of speaking up concerning issues of race and morality is costing this nation greatly.

Note the last presidential election, when white Americans voted in as president a far-left black with the hopes of better race relations and change – many of them have now had a change of heart.

It is the responsibility of men and women of God to tell the truth. White Americans must tell the truth to angry black Americans to help them wake up to reality.

And blacks must see that – far from being spiritual beings – their problems come from lacking true spirituality. Absent fathers have left angry mothers to raise children, who become corrupted by reacting to that anger – and so it goes through the generations, progressively worsening until we fear our own children.

… and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life …

No apology by white Americans will stop this chain of evil, nor will any amount of money coerced by guilt. Spiritual repentance – through letting go of judgment (hatred) of others and ourselves – is the only solution.

The restoration of America is possible, but will not occur without a serious "gut check." We must end welfare programs that devalue men and spoil women. We must demand that blacks work, stop making babies out of wedlock and raise their children. And black Americans must forgive past and present wrongs, stop listening to false preachers and politicians, and begin enjoying the blessings of living an upright life in the greatest nation on earth.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

– 2 Chronicles 7:14