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.
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. I disagree. I value JR's opinion much more than I would, for example, Cruz Bustamonte's opinion. Seems to me that it is common sense that you don't value all opinions equally.