Either one of them would be as moderate as the other, and both of them combined are about as moderate as the political love-child of Nancy Pelosi and Trent Lott.

Udall has his political power centered on City and County of Boulder. And Boulder, the hippie town that it is, loves them as far left as humanly possible.

McInnis has his political power centered on Colorado Springs. And The Springs, the center of evangelical Christian centers that it is, loves them as far right as humanly possible.

There will be no addition to the Brothers Salazar coming from this race. This is setting up to be one highly polarizing line-up to see who will become the junior senator from the Centennial State. So if you’re looking to send some moderate dollars their way, look somewhere else.

I am.

I have pretty much voted Democratic for the past several elections. Generally speaking the IR (Independent Republican) party here in Minnesota is way to conservative form my taste. But if Coleman ends up running against either Ciresi or Franken I will probably vote for Coleman. I didn’t vote for him when he ran in 2002, but Ciresi has no real substance and Franken is well…Franken.

Coleman was pretty much a Bush lapdog his first two years in office, but in the last two years he has taken a hard turn toward the center. Overall he is proving to be quite moderate in his voting record. In the big Senate vote on the non-binding resolution to oppose the “surge” Coleman was one of only two Republicans to vote yes on the resolution.

He’s also big on helping fund research on Tourette Syndrome, in which I have a personal interest, so I’m definitely biased, but I do think Smith’s a good guy, regardless, from what I can tell.

Plus he earned high marks from Ted Kennedy, at the TSA event I attended last week. So he clearly commands some respect across the aisle.