Michael Steele reminds us why we've been so disenchanted with Republicans.

There is no doubt that Republicans are fired up and have hopes of re-taking one or both houses of Congress this November. That kind of enthusiasm leads to a lot of contributions. But even though the RNC took in a record amount of money in March -- $11.4 million -- members are worried that a) it is being spent too quickly and without enough accountability, and b) that the flow of contributions will ultimately slow down if the committee continues to be involved in scandal. As evidence, critics point to the fact that the RNC has raised about $120 million since the 2008 election but now has just $9.5 million in cash on hand.

"There's a great deal of irritation over the profligate spending and the opaque accounting," says the RNC member. "We have raised a ton more money than we've raised before and we have less money in the bank at the end of the month. Where did all the money go?"

If we liked tax and spend, we would vote for Democrats n'est-ce pas?

Steele and his management team are clearly not the kind of people we want in any position of power, and gratefully, we have something to say about that.

As I see it, we have a simple choice--let the RNC buy some politicians, or buy them ourselves wholesale. I prefer the latter because its cheaper, and politicians elected with direct campaign contributions understand much more clearly who is buttering their bread.

The RNC picked a bad time to remind us that their not just obsolete, but useless as well.