More Conservatives are always good.
But we should not give a rat's patootie what Ted Kennedy thinks. If we had listeed to him, John Kerry would be President.
As it stands for the next two years, the Republicans are the majority party. They need to act like it.
Do what is right.
You see, that's exactly the problem. Senator Hatch cares very much what Ted Kennedy thinks, and that's why Hatch is not as effective as he could be.
I would much rather have a steel-spined conservative senator in the Senate and on the Judiciary Committee who doesn't give a "rat's patootie" what Ted Kennedy thinks.
I don't see a real downside here.