Thanks, but that haas NOTHING to do with Rico. The only suggestions of "cruelty to animals" come from political hit pieces. Rico, is a kind VERY sociable man, a loving husband and father and one of the best conservatives in the state of California. Why don't you take your animal worshipping PETA agenda over to DU where it belongs?
I never said anything about "party discipline" Rico is his own man and votes on bills based upon their MERIT. I made the point about the Republican Caucus to show that they were just bad bills full of idiotic, nanny-government provisions based on emotions not facts, that many reasonable legislators could oppose, and did.
I don't think anyone here has suggested that Mr. Oller is incapable of some conservative thoughts and positions, but there isn't anything peculiarly conservative about a reluctance to oppose animal cruelty.
Like I said, it's a character thing.