Both sides of the political aisle have signaled that they want a change, using their votes to select new leadership in the White House and at the head of the RNC.

Whereas President Obama is losing political capital trying to get Congress to work together on an important stimulus package to help Americans, Chairman Michael Steele is going one step further to achieve success for Republicans.

He's just going to lose his help.

Steele's decision to release the old guard at the RNC from its duties signifies a potential shift in the way the RNC reaches out to America as it moves forward. The move suggests that the infrastructure of the RNC does not provide the aptitude, flexibility, and vision to make the needed changes to the Republican brand to provide better results at election time. Most would agree that the RNC must do a better job of articulating its message to America, compete in all facets of the American electorate for votes, and eliminate its image as an elitist party that has a small minority of Americans at heart; (of course, that image does not include actual minorities.)

But does that necessarily mean that the structure of the RNC was at fault for its failures? Is the party structure taking the fall for the sins of the politicians? After all, if elected officials (in government and political parties) are the rock stars of politics, those in the infrastructure of the party are the stage crew.

So, is the RNC out of tune with America because the crew broke the sound equipment before the main event got on-stage, or is the main event merely tone-deaf to its audience?

You know what they say: a good musician never blames his instrument.

Steele doesn't appear to want to take chances, though. At this time, he can take further control of how the RNC's song serenades voters by being proactive.

The American public already took care of changing out the musicians with their votes in November. With Steele's move to bring new blood to the RNC (even if he does not replace everyone), he brings a no-nonsense approach to how the RNC will compete moving forward. Basically, as the new musicians hit the door, they know that the roadies will watched closely to make sure that they are not damaging the instruments of success.

Although many leaders seek to bring in "their people" when they hit the door of new, high-powered jobs, few do so on such a high-profile platform after crushing defeats. If Steele can mirror President Bush's approach to diversity by bringing in a historic cross-section of America into the fold at the RNC (if you don't believe me, check the Bush inclusion legacy of those such as Powell, Rice, and Gonzales), he will have a good start towards re-establishing the GOP has a viable option for a growing majority of Americans in all levels of government. This will only serve to benefit the country as a whole as we seek to stimulate the economy without excessive pork projects and delays, among other notable challenges that we have before us.

America benefits from the concert of differing political ideas and solutions at all levels of government to give us the best and brightest. To get this, we need a competitive Republican Party again – one that competes across various delineations. Michael Steele seems determined to put the instruments in place immediately to make this so, even if he has to "break it on down."

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Lenny McAllister is a Republican political commentator and guest co-host for Fox News - Charlotte's morning show "Fox News Rising," where his commentary can be heard every Monday. His website is lennymcallister.com