Richard Viguerie: Speaker Boehner Gave the Best Speech of His Political Career

MANASSAS, Va., July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, issued the following statement regarding Speaker of the House John Boehner's speech on national television on the debt limit:

"John Boehner gave the best speech of his political career tonight.

"Now he needs to reject the blue smoke and mirrors, phony approach to spending cuts put forward by Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell and to stand with conservatives in the House and at the grassroots.

"Boehner also needs to follow up his excellent speech with conservative policies and leadership."

NOTE TO EDITORS:  Richard A. Viguerie pioneered political direct mail and has been called "one of the creators of the modern conservative movement" (The Nation) and one of the "conservatives of the century"(Washington Times).  He is the author of Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause.

SOURCE ConservativeHQ.com