You have to make the compromise: resign, stay out of the government, and you can say what you like... but no one has to do anything about it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
I want to continue to do a good job for my constituents, my party doesn't want me to resign.
I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.
One of the problems the Republican Party has had is that we're too fast to compromise. You can compromise on the little stuff, but you can't compromise on your core principles.
Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic.
It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.
If you join government, calmly make your contribution and move on. Don't go along to get along; do your best and when you have to - and you will - leave, and be something else.
There is a democratic process in the party, and that can be operated at any time. But am I going to resign? No. Of course not. No. No. I will carry on.
If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen.