You know you are right. It would have been a good chance for him against Nelson and would have helped the party . . . plus 2 years to disassociate himself from the Obama hug.
Good thing he didn’t, plus this Greer thing wold have sunk him anyway. But my view is another young gun or new face will arise to take on Nelson in 2012. I predict a second wave of Tea Party type folks will be ready to roll shortly after the induction of the 112th congress and that will spell the ending of the Country Club Republican Establishment. Imagine McLame having to be in a real tiny minority because his butt wipe Goober buddy will not make it past 2012.