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RSC Chair Hensarling Endorses McCain

11 Feb 2008 09:37 am

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, an influential conclave of conservative lawmakers, endorses Sen. John McCain in a statement this a.m.


"As the elected Chairman of the Republican Study Committee – the conservative movement in the House – I did not endorse a primary candidate. I feel now, and sincerely hope that my fellow conservatives will agree, that the primary is all but over whether we like it or not – no disrespect to Governor Huckabee.


"I can and will enthusiastically support Senator McCain as our Republican nominee for President. I call upon my fellow conservatives to do the same. I believe that he has earned our party's nomination, fair and square.

"I know John McCain. I have worked with John McCain. I have had some profound differences with him on important issues. Yet, I also respect John McCain and know that on some key issues that are extremely important to our cause, he is right on.

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The Republican Study Committee has NOT endorsed McCain. The RSC is a federally funded congressional caucus is prohibited from endorsing anyone. The membership of the RSC is about evenly split between Huckabee and McCain and Congressman Hensarling should not have endorsed anyone as "chairman." He should resign from the post at once.

William -

Congressman Hensarling did make the claim that the RSC has endorsed anyone. He personally endorsed McCain, and has every right to do so.

By your ridiculous theory, President Bush could make statements, but not do them as "President." Brilliant.

By the way, the RSC has one member who has endorsed Huckabee (John Boozman) and 12 who have endorsed McCain, including Hensarling, Shadegg (former Chairman), Flake, Cantor, Burgess, Wilson, Roskam, Lungren.

Governor Huckabee has consistently been opposed to the core beliefs of the RSC.

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