If the Senate is ran by people opposed to the Tea Party, nothing is going to get solved anyway. It will not advance the cause of conservatism, it will just have our party in power during the collapse.
The question is whether the GOPe opposes the Tea Party for political reasons, or ideological.
IMHO most of the opposition is political; the Tea Party represents a threat to the GOPe’s power. That means that there’s a good opening for negotiation and compromise, if both sides were to take it.
Again, not forgiving McConnell for his actions, and I believe that any attempt to reconcile needs to start with him. But likewise the Tea Party needs to be receptive to any attempts.
Cochrane in MS is a completely different story. He needs to be gone. G-O-N-E.