Steele and Barton

I am blogging from the train so excuse any typos. Today's strategy room was interesting. We talked about Isreal, US Dept of Justice and other issues. It was the very brief conversation about GOP Chairman Mike Steele that was interesting. I brought up the point on how Republicans are all over Steele for his recent gaffe about Affganastan which was a slip up at a private event yet they let Joe Barton keep his job as ranking member of te Energy Com. Barton's got real power and would have more if the GOP takes the House... He made his comments in at an official hearing yet the calls for him to resign have ceased. I wonder why? Could it be they agree with Barton?