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Over the past year, it became rather obvious that the "Republicans" (Whatever and whoever TF THEY are)were going to sweep the mid-terms.

Despite looming victory, there was never any Program,or Plan to implement it, nor did any true Leader emerge to direct a coherent, mature effort to return to Constitutional government.

IMNVHO, the basic problem:
A modern bureaucratic federal government based on top-down federal social programs that affect every citizen simply cannot be conducted under the parameters set forth in our Constitution.

That leaves two choices:
(1) Forget the Constitution
(2) Forget the form of government that evolved during the 20th C., particularly in the 1930's - 2000 period, acknowledge the structure outlined in the Constitution, and particularly revive the role of the sovereign States.

Since so many citizens identify their economic well being, comfort, luxury, and safety with that 20thC, '30s-forward period and the form of government it spawned, a majority of them see no need for structural change. When they say they are dissatisfied with government, what they really mean is that some aspect of their personal economic status, comfort, luxury, or safety has been threatened and they want those prerequisites back and don't care what the government they dislike has to do, whether constitutional or not, to get them their imagined benefits back.

The people they elect to represent them, by and large share their views. That's only natural. Incidentally, the people they have chosen to represent them enjoy the greatest possible economic benefit from making the wishes of their constituents come true, or at least promising to do so, and have successfully evolved into a true ruling class. Their role: intercede on behalf of important clients (donors) with the federal bureaucracy that directs the government, to minimize the impact of their rulings on operations on their profits.

It comes down to this: to vote against Boehner and for constitutionally controlled government yesterday, would have personally cost your elected representative the potential of personally earning many millions of dollars and quite possibly lose him a position of power in Congress, or anywhere else near government. A party label means very little in this context.

The people elected in 2014 very carefully avoided any mention of Program, Plan, or Leader in their campaigns. They are banking on the wishes of the dissatisfied being personal, rather than public. They plan to enjoy the spoils of victory under the current system, not reform it in any way except rhetorically.