[A CA Guy]

You are correct, Tom was attempting to benefit Bustamante all the way till election day itself.

He is a pathetic hack unworthy of backing and at most only the abdicators that voted for him could be so blind as to back him in any future attempts.

Tom is through in the Republican party, though none will come out and say it outright.

Look for a party change within a few years.

[poet]

"He is a pathetic hack"

Is that a fact? How can Mc be a "party hack" when he didn't blindly follow the party line and chose to stand by his core beliefs?

One of the definitions of a party hack in the dictionary is as follows (quoted verbatim):

"A worker for a political party, usually holding office through patronage who Serves his leaders devotedly and unquestioningly".

That sound like Dreier, Issa, Simon, Brulte and all the rest who support the party without question. What say you?

Mc, a party hack? 8>)