That's exactly why we wind up with 96% of the incumbents being returned to Congress every time we have an election. People who are dissatisfied with the performance of Congress simply can't draw themselves to replace them. They allow their habitual loyalty to a party or an ideology to overcome the logic of how they really could accomplish a change in the governance of the country.

As far as how "unworkable" it is, you're talking to the wrong person. Even though I voted for Barack Obama and even now don't think his performance has been bad enough to cause me to seek a new President in 2012, I will be voting for whomever is running against him in that election. If it's a Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh ticket, I'll really have to grit my teeth. But they will get my vote without question. Same for Ginny Brown-Waite. I like a lot of what she's campaigning for, but six years is enough. Time for new blood representing Florida's Fifth.

If everyone would do the same, we'd have a chance for some real change in Washington. Most people won't, of course. And 3-4 years from now we'll still have the paralyzed, polarized Congress with the same old Barney Frank's, Chris Dodd's, Nancy Pelosi's, John Boehner's and Mitch McConnell's dominating the evening news and CNN and continuing to serve the special interests and accomplishing little for the people.

I'm only one vote, but I intend to use it even though it probably will be an exercise in continued frustration and disgust. One other thing will be as certain as my votes in 2010 and 2012--you won't find me continuing to debate on this forum with people who had the opportunity to accomplish positive change, but didn't.