[LS]

Ok, but you seem to avoid the logical alternatives:

a conservative DID NOT win the primary---didn't come close. Why should Steele or anyone else NOT "pour money" in to Kirk if he won?

This gets to be whiny-ism in the extreme. If you can elect a conservative, I'm with you. But at some point, when a conservative can't get out of a primary---not even come close---then you have to conclude that a conservative is not going to carry that state.

[wbarmy]

And as bad as Kirk might be, if he wins, and other states put Rs into office, that means that Reid won't be sitting there setting the agenda. A few strong conservatives from other states can set the agenda and Kirk will either vote for or against.

But at least we will have a different agenda.