Dick Armey

MINNEAPOLIS -- Former House majority leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) told Oregon’s Republican delegation that when Republicans stick to who they are, what they stand for and what they believe in, they win their races every single time.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Oregon’s delegation to the Republican National Convention was dazzled by vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) speech in St. Paul on Wednesday.

Former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey at the Republican National Convention: Getty Images PhotoBLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Former U.S. Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) said Thursday that he had no interest in returning to Congress, even under a McCain administration.

“There’s an old country western song called, ‘Burning Bridges,’” Armey said as he left the Oregon caucus breakfast meeting, where he talked to the delegation about the challenges and new outlook for the Republican Party. “I think I did that.”

The former House Majority Leader and TX-26 representative from 1985-2003 was probably referring to the 1983 George Jones song that said, “Burning bridges behind me, it's too late to turn back now. Burning bridges behind me, all I want is to forget you somehow.” Armey retired from congress in 2003 after he saw Republicans straying from the issues he wanted to focus on.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- After a long night, the final day of the Republican National Convention will start early and end late for Oregon's delegates.

Roll call voting at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul went until well past 1 a.m. Thursday, as Oregon announced 30 delegates would be casting their votes for John McCain, and four would be voting for Ron Paul.