Aren't you interested in JR's opinion on these issues? I am, particularly since he lives here. Besides, I don't see how quoting him is any different than quoting anyone else who's opinion you value. Maybe it would be different if he was throwing people off who disagree with him on this issue, but he isn't doing that.
I'm interested in JimR's opinion on these issues as much as I'm interested in anyone's opinion on these issues. Just because he runs the place doesn't necessarily make his opinion more significant than anyone else's. Now, if someone wants to invoke the name and opinion of JimR as a sort of threat...I think even JimR wouldn't approve of that.
And for the record, I've never trashed Tom McClintock (which is the topic of JimR's quoted statement on this thread). I have admittedly trashed some of his supporters here, because they've proven to be uncivil rubes, and I've taken issue with McClintock's qualifications to be Governor, but I've never taken issue with his position on the issues.