[Hoot Gibson]

You are a hack of the highest order sir. Like it or not. You might criticize him, but if it comes down to voting for Newt or any democrat, even if they are more conservative than him, money says you pick Newt, even with all of his faults. You've already stated this before, that you would never vote for a democrat at the national level. That makes you a hack.

After looking up the definition of a political hack, I owe you an apology, RV. The term "political flunky" is a more accurate description of the service that you provide the Democratic Party and your union bosses. You would need a series of promotions to reach the level of a political hack and I think that you have risen to your potential already.

If you want to be accurate, what I have said is that I will vote for any Republican who runs against Barack Obama who has a pulse. If no Republican qualifies for the ballot, then I will vote for a third-party candidate. That doesn't make me a hack, it just demonstrates my patriotism and common sense. This country's economy may continue to go down in flames but I refuse to pour gasoline on the fire.

My reasons for voting against Democrats at the national level is that all Democrats, regardless of how conservative they are, will help install liberals like Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi into top leadership positions with their very first vote in Washington. Conservative Democrats are a nearly extinct species and they have zero influence on the national Democratic legislative agenda. The most important vote that a member of the House of Representatives casts is the one to select a new Speaker of the House.