Because he said he would always support the most conservative person. The choice for Speaker was between Boehner and Pelosi. He chose Boehner.
I know Dave. I knocked on doors for him.
I will turn on him if he gets poisoned by the Potomac.
And I told him as much.
He’s already had more open meetings with constituents than Cantor ever did.
No doubt he’s better. I don’t dispute that at all. But there was a choice to stand on principle and say “No John, step aside, you F’d this up enough already and I’m not going to be responsible for more” and let the cards fall.
Someone has to. If no one ever stands up, how is anything ever going to get better? The 30 year fail in effect now is becoming 31 and 32 and 33.