If you believe that they are the best alternative at present, then they have earned your vote and your support until something better comes along. I'll bet that Bush 41 didn't "earn" your vote, and look what happened.
Indeed. Shouldn't that serve as a cautionary note to Republicans willing to cast aside principle?
I voted for Bush41, but it's his own fault he lost the votes he won in '88. No one's vote is a politician's entitlement.