Michael Steele Says Pro-Choice Republicans Should Sit Down And Shut Up

No, seriously. He was interviewed on NPR this afternoon, and it contained the following exchange:

By the way, is the tent still big enough to accommodate pro-choice Republicans?

Yeah, sure, why not? Look, I'm not going to stand at the door with a little checklist and say, well, you can be a Republican and you can't. I welcome everyone to this party. But understand, it's like — you know, when I come to your house for dinner, all right, and I sit down at your table, what do you think of me when I look at your wife or look at you and go, "You know, this is a nice meal but I would have preferred chicken. And if you could take this plate off, I think I'd like a different type of china." It is what you serve.

Well, but what you're suggesting, the analogy — to belabor it a little bit — is you're saying the people throwing the party, the hosts, are pro-life. And the other people are their guests, is what you're saying.

And well, it's not just that they're our guests. It's just that you're welcome into their house but understand, you know, when you come in that there's some core principles and values.