Finally!!
Someone has squarely stated why there is no significant changes in Congress when the Republicans gain control.
As long as leadership is based on seniority there can be no change. You cannot be a political lap dog for years and then, based on single November vote, turn into guard dogs.
As long as our representatives’ present and future wealth depends depend on voting “correctly,” we have no control or influence over them. If a conservative rep votes according to the principles that got him elected he will never be worth any more than his salary. If he votes according to directions he will become a wealthy man and will still be a wealthy man even if he loses the next election. That is why we can elect 50 Tea Party people to Congress and no more than half a dozen are still conservatives an hour after they take their seats. No matter how good the good ones are you cannot beat those percentages.