I gotta admit though, some of the things re: RKBA above are the same positions McCain has. It's also why I had to not only hold my nose, but medicate myself a bit, before pulling the lever for him.
As a Second Amendment absolutist, I'm not that hopeful that Congress will pull it's head out of it's arse because one Moderate Republican took over an Liberal Socialists seat.
But the Dems cannot now do anything so extreme that it would provoke all 41 Republicans to vote against cloture. It forces moderation and even gridlocks some bills.