That's exactly it. He voted wrong on TARP, but he voted right on Porkulus. AND it should be noted that he was instrumental in engineering it so that Obama got not a single GOP vote for Porkulus. That's got to count for something, at least.
Look, I think what we're seeing on here on this thread is a whole lot of FReepers who haven't got the single, slightest clue about politics as it is actually played on the ground. Sorry, but no, you can't just go on national TV as an elected official and as a high-ranking member of the Party apparatus in Congress and just come busting out with how you hope Obama fails miserably, no matter how much you may privately want him to.
Look, FReepers need to realise that not everybody out there thinks like we do. We FReepers are the motivated right wing of the conservative movement. We are the ideologues of the conservative movement. Problem is, the red meat that would get us going would drive away non-ideologues, even if those non-ideologues are politically and temperamentally conservative. Sure, if Cantor had answered Stefanie's question with, "H*** yeah, we hope Obama bombs like Hiroshima!!!!", most everybody on this thread would be praising him as a wonderful leader for the GOP and slapping each other on the backs. And the average American, even conservatives, would be like, "What, is this guy a whackjob?"
Folks, think about things in perspective.
You're absolutely right. I think some of it can be attributed to those who are already committed to Romney or some other candidate in 2012. I am not sure how to break it to them, but if Conservatives do not gain a major victory in 2010, there will be no 2012 for them. I might also add that Limbaugh sat on his can and McCain got the nomination. He didn't want to get involved. If he wields so great a power in the GOP he could have said, "I support Hunter, he is the best, and I hope you all will support him too." Using the logic (?) on this thread; Limbaugh would not speak out and endorse a Conservative candidate therefore he is a RINO. Limbaugh did not do that and I understand why. If one holds no credibility or gravitas in their endeavor; the game is over before it begins.