In political news, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is facing calls to resign after saying that Afghanistan is “a war of Obama’s choosing” despite the fact that it began years before the President took office. Republican commentators William Kristol and Liz Cheney have called on him to resign. Sen. John McCain said Steele “is going to have to assess as to whether he can still lead the Republican Party.” Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand Paul defended Steele, saying, “He is absolutely right — Afghanistan is now Obama’s war. During the 2008 campaign, Obama was out in front in insisting that more troops be sent to Afghanistan. Obama called for expanding the war even as he pretended to be a peace candidate.”