The thing to understand about "moderates" and all their holier than thou talk of compromise, is that they are the true purists. They never have any intent of compromising with us filthy conservatives. That is reserved for their liberal friends.
When Mittens blows this thing, the first thing you'll hear is screeching about conservatives costing him the election.
Here's a candid comment from a moderate in Michigan about the race to fill Thad McCotter's seat.
"I and a lot of Republicans I know won't vote for a tea party guy," said attorney David Zacks of Bloomfield Hills, strolling past the expensive boutique shops of downtown Birmingham with his son during a recent lunch hour.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2903940/posts?q=1&;page=51
McCotter was a compromise that conservatives made despite his failings but when the shoe is on the other foot, all bets are off with the moderates. Moderates are lying, manipulative, bottom feeding scum. If they'll vote for Obama over eliminating the EPA, they aren't moderate, they're full on liberals and should just stick with Obama.
The GOP has been moderated into a coma and they need to hike up their big girl panties and moderate the party that actually needs it. If they don't have it in them, then they deserve to be left out in the cold.