What the real problem is is that we don't have congressional leaders that say 'McCain, if you screw us on this vote I'll put someone else as the head of your committee(s) and close that military base in your state that we really don't need.' That and say screw it to any 60 vote requirements in the Senate that block bills.
But we don't, because they're too scared.
That said, if we're gonna deal with the Dems, then they need to get the turd and we the gold. We've had decades of swampy Establisment capituation, we have no luxury for more.