Apostasy

Bruce Godfrey of Crablaw compares Steele's feckless attempt to distance himself from the GOP to Sen. Joe Lieberman's various Democratic apostasies and asks:

If Steele does not believe in the Republican Party, why is he running and why should any Republican activist anywhere in the country send him a dime? Why crowd the field out from Republican candidates who would lose, but not ruin party morale? And won't this ruin his chances for post-election wingnut welfare?