Here's a breath of fresh air:

I've always liked Christie Whitman...

Whitman Warns Against Catering to Right
Donna de la Cruz, December 17, 2004, Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Christie Whitman, the former New Jersey governor and Bush environmental official, says in an upcoming book that Republican moderates must speak up or the party could move so far to the right that it will lose its influence and strength.

Whitman, who led the Environmental Protection Agency for President Bush from 2001 until May 2003, also says in the book that she was often at odds with the White House on issues such as setting limits on air pollutants and power plant emissions and in the debate over global warming. Her tenure was marked by complaints from conservatives that she was too moderate.

The main focus of Whitman's book "It's My Party Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of America," is on her desire for moderate Republicans to regain control of the party.

"A clear and present danger Republicans face today is that the party will now move so far to the right that it ends up alienating centrist voters and marginalizing itself," Whitman writes in the book, obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

While I agree with her in principle, the fellow moderates specifically mentioned are Rudy Giuliani and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Giuliani is a slimy opportunist and Schwarzenegger is… ah, I’m really not sure. Click the link above and read it all.