“…with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right…”

That was how Lincoln expressed it. He did not say, “How will that look?” or “What will people say?” or “Go along to get along” or “Will they invite me to Washington cocktail parties?” or “The New York Times and The View won’t like this.”

How many ballots to elect a speaker? As many as it takes to get the concessions necessary for conservatives to represent their conservative constituents. And not one ballot less.