Maybe as recently as yesterday, I would have had a few qualifyiers for that statement, but today, all I can say is it looks like you are absolutely correct. So what was 2010 all about then?
You know, a very wise Freeper, and I wish I could remember their name, because it made a great impact on me, once said: Fully 90% of the politicians that go to Washington are corrupted and co-opted in their first year, and that is the rate for the Tea Party, also. The last 10%, it takes a few more years - think deMint.
Tricking the rank-and-file base into infusing a little fresh blood into the Washington GOP-E.