[Diddle E. Squat]

Perhaps a 'temporary' moderate ML for 2 or 4 years might be the best thing that could happen for the GOP. Hold the shaky coalition of conservative, moderate, and liberal GOP Senators together until an election or two can give us a stronger majority that could withstand defections.

[Republic of Texas]

Perhaps. of course in that time frame, we have to get rid of the tax cuts, and pass increasingly liberal legislation in order to be more "moderate".