iknowaguy -- the very particular key problem this time has been the House Tea Partiers (and their leash-pullers/backers, Norquist/the Koch Bros/et al) -- the (available potential) solution? -- 2012 -- of course, plenty of 'em will be re-elected -- but a crucial point in 2012 has to be that they have got to be cut down to size -- Dems are not the same as the Repubs, in particular the Tea Party Repubs -- 2012 can make a real difference; up to us, we gotta do our part -- as ever with respect to the next election, so it is, so it shall be