That is why it might not be bad for the republicans to lose in 2006 and 2008 - it will help them realize that they need to break the cycle of "being just a little better than the alternative".
Your attitude enables the GOP senators to be as corrupt as possible and stay in power by just claiming that they're "better than the alternative". The corrupt democrats do the same thing in the blue states.
Very naive.
Perhaps your attitude of thinking that any politician could actually be "looking out for your best interest" is the naive position.
Politics is not about our way of life. It is about their way of life. People in Washington are as bad as people in Hollywood. None of them live in reality.