Constant Conservative

From the Politico:

Asked if it would be tough to vote against an AIG tax increase, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a member of the GOP leadership, said: “It might be, yeah.” Like other Republicans, he said he had concerns about the constitutionality of going after a private company’s bonuses but added: “They ought to give them back. Absent them doing that, there are a lot of people who I think will probably be very inclined [to support it] … Americans at least will want see some retribution for this and see them have to pay something.

“I’m not sure where I come down on that,” Thune said.

Senator Thune, if voting for what is right wasn’t tough at times, anyone could do it. If you believe in the rule of law, then there should be no question “where [you] come down on that.”

In the same article:

House Republicans say they have no plans for now to whip a vote against the bill. “Why would we fall on our swords for this one?” asked Rep. Kevin O. McCarthy (R-Calif.), the chief deputy whip.

Representative McCarthy, you would “fall on [your] swords for this one” because doing so tells us that you are a man of principle rather than one more pragmatic populist politician. To take your figure of speech to the extreme, perhaps you could tell me what happened to the belief that it was better to die with honor than to live a coward.