I do agree with the fact the Republicans got whipped because they forgot the guiding principles of the Party.
Now the trick is to remember as Citizens that we are the ones that need to correct this problem, by remembering our position in this situation, we can cry, bellyache, moan, or step up to the plate and take a hard look at what and who is serving in the congress, that are making the decisions we are going to be held to live by.
As US Citizens, we have become so used to the nanny state of things, that we are willing to sit back and allow our elected officials to dictate to us, what we need and then make us beholding to the fact that we got it, enough, is enough, we must return our Government back to the Republic form of Government, our founding fathers gave us, and be mindful of a democracy at the same time, but never loose sight of the fact that if a Democracy becomes the form of Government totally, it will, as history has proven out, fall and be replaced by a Dictatorship.
All we have to do is to remove any Government official that is not doing our business and replace them with a person that will do the business of the people, if this means getting rid of the older people that have been in office for a long time good. A fresh idea just might be what we need, too many in office are under the impression that they should keep holding the office because they have had it for a long time, maybe a term limit on the office would be a good idea then the people won’t feel bad about them being replaced. And if they were a good Official after one termout they could be re-elected back in office, but not become another permanent fixture.
Basically what I am saying is we have to stop sitting back and letting the Government run our lives they are supposed to be doing the job according to the things we allow them to do, by permission, not what they tell us we are going to do. Just remember it is us not them that are responsible for the state of the Government.