The problems with Senators is that they are usually filthy rich even before entering office. If they come in with modest means they're usually filthy rich by the end of their first term.
You can't threaten Arlen Spector. What does he care, he's been in the Senate for how long plus he has questionable health.
Snowe and Collins have been around long enough to move to the French countryside if they get tossed out of office. What do they care?
We are in the same position, what difference does it make now. The pattern is established, dump them all off the committee assignments and let them go wherever they want. For sure the donks aren't going to give them anything important to do.
Let's move some new people up the chain, let them do some training.
There needs to be a price paid, and we need to get these people off our team.