Oh, get a new bike, fer cryin' out loud!
Seriously, if you do decide to get a new ride, consider a cyclocross bike. They can be had cheap, they'll take big tires, they're durable, and nobody will give you grief about the second set of brake levers.
There are also other road bikes that will accept wide tires and take a beating, and there's no reason you can't get the same position on a road or cross frame that you get on a hybrid. You'll just have the option of the drops.
I'm not aero and I run my bars almost even with the saddle and I ride 6K miles per year on all kinds of roads. 36 spoke wheels are my friends.