Rush to Steele the GOP

Rush Limbaugh has done it again.
At a passionate speech at CPAC vocal conservative talk show host adamantly told fellow Republicans "What is so wrong if I want Barack Obama to fail?"
Well, Mr. Limbaugh, I can think of a few answers to that question. But I have a more significant question is Rush the de facto leader of the GOP?
Additionally, his whole shpeel got me thinking about the future of U.S. political parties and this whole talk about bi-partisanship, and more importantly, how silly this is becoming. RNC Chairman Michael Steele shot back at Rush's comments saying:
"Rush Limbaugh's an entertainer his whole thing is entertainment" calling Rush Limbaugh incendiary, ugly. Nice, Mr. Steele. Rush, bearing his teeth responded: "Michael Steele you are NOT head of the republican party...It's time, Mr. Steele for you to go behind the scene and do the work YOU were elected to do. I hope you learn how to run a primary system."
Oh boo hoo! Mr. Steele, Mr. Limbaugh, shame on both of you.
Firstly, as an AMERICAN, Mr. Limbaugh is in the wrong. No matter what your political affiliation is, no matter what ideals you stand by, you should not wish failure upon your commander in chief. There is way too much going on with the crumbling economy, failing health care, looming struggles overseas (a.k.a Afghanistan) for you to point fingers, rile up people (for no good reason), and bring down your president. I'm not even American and I think that was ridiculously unnecessary. Collect your thoughts, think them through and get it together. This is not 4th grade playground. Instead of using the platform of CPAC to stir up such negative emotions among your loyal listeners, why not create a more constructive environment in which you focus on the problems that matter to each and every one of those people (and YOU oh-loyal Rush fans, wake up).
And, I know, so maybe Rush was talking about Barack's ideas that he wants to fail (so HIS can take the forefront), but still a very destructive ideology and again, quite childish.
Mr. Steele, you're not any better. During CNN's D.L. Hughley Breaks the News, Michael Steele pumped his chest and gallantly responded to the question of whether Rush was the de facto GOP leader: "No he's not. I'm the de facto leader of the Republican party."
Um, thanks Mr. Steele. We know that, we saw the headlines last month.
Then the next day, he apologized to Rush.
Hmmph.
Nevertheless, these two grown men, primary faces of the GOP are creating a tumultuous scenario, going back and forth about a topic that just seems to be going nowhere.
The GOP is desperate to gain leverage, to regain their seat back and run the show. Understood. It's all politics. But THIS is not the way to go about it, and again there are more important things going on around us. Carry on this way, and the GOP will have NO face. NO voice. Just useless back and forth banter.