Great observation on the Midterms, Loft; you really hit the nail on the head. As for the 4-part doc, very interesting indeed! I really don't know what to take from this election, especially since many voters believe that the GOP will disappoint them by 2012. This whole "Big Government" thing is nothing by a big sham. Even if a Tea Party-lead GOP, implement even half of their proposals (such as doing away with the DoED) how can America remain competitive, with repesct to other First World nations? Isn't taxes are suppose to pay for services such as teachers, police, firefighters, infrastructure, etc? I just fail to see what is wrong with an increase in taxes, for services that are much needed.