Daniel Webster is the so-called conservative candidate for speaker of the House.  Well, compared to Kevin McCarthy he is conservative.  McCarthy gets a 45%, or an F, from ConservativeReview.com.  Webster, on the other hand, gets a 63%, or a D.  So what does this D-grade conservative promise us if elected speaker? Webster views his plan for making a member-driven, principle-based system rather than a power-based system as much better for the long haul for a troubled Congress. If you don’t, power and principle cannot co-exist. You can either have one, or you can have the other. But not both. Principle says it’s not who put forth an idea. It’s not the position of the person who put forth an idea, it’s not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That’s not what it is at all. In a power system, that’s the way it works. But in a principle system, it’s what it says. So an idea is judged on what an item, a...(Read Full Post)