Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - At the 2004 Republican National Convention
, i hoatu e Steele te counterpoint Republican ki te 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address a Barack Obama; koinei te whakaaturanga nui tuatahi a Steele mo te motu. I te Paenga-whāwhā 2005, i whiriwhiria ia e te Perehitini Bush hei mema o te roopu o te US i te whakawhiwhinga o Pope Benedict XVI i te taone o Vatican.