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One-fifth of the 112th Congress is made up of new members.

That is huge.

Like the class of 1974 and the class of 1994, this new class will likely consist of serious legislators, complete jokers, future television stars, possible presidential candidates and maybe a felon or two.

The great thing about the House of Representatives is that it actually does represent a wide cross section of America.

The flavor of the new class is heavily scented with Tea.

The Tea Party revolutionaries, like the revolutionaries of previous electoral revolutions, come to Washington with complete disdain for a town that actually becomes quite livable for nine months of the year (it is absolutely brutal here in June, July and August).

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