Policy was never the issue for them. Only the letter behind the name.
That's what baffles me about this whole whine job. The only people that correctly objected to Schwarzenegger's other fiascos were generally people on this forum. I haven't heard a whimper in public from so-called Republican leaders regarding Schwarzenegger's blunders, with the exception of McClintock on occassion and very very few others. When it comes to the party leadership, I'm not sure that Tom is what you might term 'a Party Leader' anyway, although I do consider him to be a leader on issues.