Michael Steele "Brother is still here"

Oh, yes. Michael Steele-the gift that keeps on giving. (From MSNBC.)

...But by now, as Steele's gaffes continue to pile up, there's really no comparison. Just consider what Steele has said on "Hannity" last night as he promotes his new book, "Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda":

-- Steele not only admitted that Republicans probably wouldn't take back the House in November (a view shared by most political handicappers), but more importantly suggested that Republicans might not be ready to govern. "I don't know [if the GOP is ready]," he said. "And that's what I'm assessing and evaluating right now. Those candidates that are looking to run have to be -- have to be anchored in these principles. They have to be -- they have to understand ... these steps, because if they don't, then they'll get to Washington, and they'll start drinking that Potomac River water. And they'll get drunk with power."

-- Per liberal-leaning Media Matters, he also made a comment that some might find inappropriate or offensive: "Our platform is one of the best political documents that's been written in the last 25 years. Honest Injun on that," he told Hannity.

These new gaffes or verbal missteps come after the Washington Times uncovered that Steele has been giving paid speeches in addition to his day job, and after Hotline reported that Steele's RNC gave the Northern Mariana Islands $20,000 -- even though it doesn't have any voting members of Congress or any electoral votes.

Matthews goes after Michael Steele

Calls GOP out on their hypocrisy.

Enjoyed that! Matthews probably made the New Year's resolution to get his obligated attacks on Republicans done early this year ... it's a mid-term election, ya know!