It’s not what I would do, but I can see his reasoning. In short order, the GOP is going to start looking past this President and this Senate and start planning for Jan 2013.
I think thats premature, but I don’t think its un-Conservative.
As a political move, I don’t think the positives outweigh the negatives, but I don’t think its a misstep so much as I just dont agree on an issue where there is room for disagreement.
This is a tactics and strategy position, not an ideological one.