[Walrus]

Au contraire This is NOT a "non-thinking kneejerk response." Yes, there IS a "gaggle of good Republican legislators", but there are also literally thousands of equally good men and women in every state who could replace them. The wish to replace the whole of Congress reflects a loathing of the corruption of incumbency, rather than a rejection of any particular political philosophy. The ouster of all 435 members of the House is certainly improbable but the defeat of MY congressman in 2010 is not! As Chairman Mao observed, "A march of a thousand miles begins with one step." If disaffected voters in every congressional district actively support the challenger, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION, there will be significant change in the political landscape. Many incumbents will go down to defeat and the ones who do survive will have a new awareness that the electorate is holding them accountable. We can do this, people.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Au contraire This is NOT a "non-thinking kneejerk response." Yes, there IS a "gaggle of good Republican legislators", but there are also literally thousands of equally good men and women in every state who could replace them.

Yes, but if this gaggle of present legislators is already good, then why on earth would we want to replace them? That's just plain bad sense. Any business organisation worth its salt would laugh at the idea of replacing good workers with more experience with a bunch of young pups who, while perhaps also being good workers, don't have the knowledge to get things done as well. Most businesses that do that end up having problems.

The wish to replace the whole of Congress reflects a loathing of the corruption of incumbency, rather than a rejection of any particular political philosophy.

Which is....a non-thinking, knee-jerk response. When you vote based on loathing instead of thinking about practical and philosophical reasons, then it becomes a matter of brute emotion. This is further compounded by the fact that the instant you elect somebody, they automatically become an incumbent, and hence are just as susceptible to the "corruption of incumbency" as was the gang you just voted out.