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Rep. McCotter: Because conservatives have hit ‘rock bottom,’ they are now ‘free to start thinking again.’

In an interview with the Washington Times, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) – who is the policy committee head for the House GOP — said of the conservative movement: “We’re rock bottom.” He added, though, that losing has its advantages. “We are now free to start thinking again, acting again, and doing the right thing by what our constituents and our country need.” Apparently, it takes being out of power for conservatives to “think” and “do the right thing.”

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The AP reports that House Minority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) is

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