Apparently "moderate" Republican is how you describe a feckless waffler. The Iraq war was not exactly my favorite strategic move in the world - in part because we proved we didn't actually have a strategy. But Lugar only opposed the surge, which is when we finally got a strategy after working through all the ineffectualy campaign hacks put in charge of doing what they didn't know how to do.
I wonder if he is environmentally friendly. If he loves ethanol he must hate fracking which is making available the next couple of centuries worth of natural gas.
All of these midwestern politicians loved the ethanol subsidy because Archer Daniels Midland gave them contributions to vote for it. It made ADM and a lot of corn farmers more profit. The consumer paid for it in the form of higher fuel & groceries. He is a typical piece of SH*T politician that was doing what was best for him to get reelected.
The answer to all of these problems is TERM LIMITS for Senators and Congressmen. Two for a Senator , 3-4 for a Congressmen. All of these people who spend 20+ years inside the beltway become corrupted no matter how idealistic they start.