[itsahoot]

he made concessions the night before the vote. Such as running the house in regular order,

He made the same promise the term before, why would he have to keep his word now, since clearly he has no principle values?

[Norm Lenhart]

Lest we forget, we were told clearly and often on these very pages by fellow conservatives that principles and purity were bad.

And ‘purists’ were the problem.

[tennmountainman]

I would not have given him a second chance.
But I guess his promises were enough to prevent a floor fight.