Reply #2: I think he's slowly but surely doing himself in - by alienating people one

[bobweaver]

group at a time. He is giving plenty of ammunition to whoever will be opposing him (probably Phil Angelides for the Democrats). If he knows what's good for him he won't run again himself, but instead try to endorse some other Republican candidate, probably that sad sack Bill Jones who keeps trying to unseat Boxer from her Senate seat and keeps losing.