Which leads to some thorny questions.
Would you rather have seen MClintock remain pure in his small kingdom or change to seek political success in another?
How much more borrowing will McClintock have to support before he becomes part of the problem and not the solution?
If events are predictable, McClintock with have to stand shoulder to shoulder with Schwarzenegger and muster his best enthusiasm to support a candidate with whom he shares limited principle. How much back slapping will you tolerate before you say "Enough!"?
You are assuming facts not in evidence. It's not an "either/or" situation. Nobody can know how it would have turned out.
"How much more borrowing will McClintock have to support before he becomes part of the problem and not the solution?"
Not much more. As I said, it's a slippery slope. We'll just have to wait and see how long I am willing to remain there alongside Tom.
"How much back slapping will you tolerate before you say 'Enough!'?"
I have a higher tolerance for "backslapping" than I do for selling out specific conservative principles.
Now, would you like to take a crack at answering your own questions?