Andrew – I agree with the basic thrust of your complaint, even if I’m not totally as pessimistic as you are about the GOP’s prospects. But, one point of clarification may be in order. Don Young is a “prominent Republican” solely because of his fame as a pork hauler and his seniority. It’s not like he’s a respected thinker, leader or strategist of any kind. He’s merely a prominent pork whore who happens to be a Republican. I agree he needs to be restrained, but he and Alaska’s Ted Stevens are appropriators first and Republicans a distant second.