The worst that can possibly have happened to him is death and that we are all in for---if not this morning, then in days, or weeks, or years at most.
I have long said there are three distinct groups under the GOP's tent: theological warriors, who want to impose their social views on the rest of society; Tea Party zealots, who say with a straight face that they want the government to get out of their Medicare; and remnants of the pro-business moderates.