You make a good point. But, if I'm not mistaken, Stephen Laffey is not conservative on everything. Though he's pro-life, I believe he'd defect party lines on some trade and labor issues.
Well, I'd rather he go overboard on some trade and labor issues (we've got room to spare), but on other moral issues, he'd be a definite improvement. The one thing with Chafee is that we cannot rely on him for ANY vote, even one for the head of his own party for President. We don't need that garbage.