It’s just silly to quote or debate a politician’s press release in this case IMO.
Something constructive to consider is McClintock’s statement on Boehner’s election last January:
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/statement-by-congressman-tom-mcclintock-on-the-election-of-the-house-speaker
“I am disappointed in Mr. Boehner’s leadership of the House and have expressed my concerns on many occasions. But shifting this decision from the House Republican Conference to the House Floor opens a Pandora’s Box. ..
Conservatives should beware. On its worst day, the collective judgment of the Republican majority is much more conservative than that of the overall House membership. Shattering Republican unity in the election of Speaker is not likely to end with a more conservative alternative, but rather with a coalition of the most liberal House Republicans and House Democrats.
This happened in the California Assembly in 1994. Dissident Republicans broke with the Republican majority on the vote for Speaker, enlisting the votes of minority Democrats in exchange for a wholesale transfer of power. Though voters had elected a Republican majority, this coalition effectively gave Democrats control of the Assembly.
The proper place to contest a Republican speaker is in the House Republican Conference. “
Of course the U.S. House is not California. But that lesson must have been very painful for him.
And there is now a possibility that RINOs may unite even more with Dems against a more conservative Leadership.
The media would, of course, extol them for bucking Leadership to do so.
Great find and perfect quote. That was the purpose of post, to get FReepers thinking long term and seeing that our current crop of legislators is a massive improvement over any Democrat.
The other thing to keep in mind is that the enemy is all around us. It’s billions of dollars daily in free advertising for Demcorats and liberal programs and attacking conservatives. The $4 trillion budget goes to people. How hard would you fight to keep that kind of cash flow coming to your pocket.
It’s going to be a long and arduous fight. We shouldn’t be a circular firing squad, some FReepers delight in that and some are plants.