I LINKED MY WASHINGTON EXAMINER COLUMN EARLIER, but it’s worth breaking this bit out:

But those establishment GOP figures who think that they’ll cruise to victory and a return to the pocket-stuffing business-as-usual that marked the prior GOP majority need to think again. This election cycle is, in a very real sense, a last chance for the Republicans. If they blow it, we’re likely to see third-party challenges in 2012, not only at the Presidential level but in numerous Congressional races as well.

For the national GOP, it’s do-or-die time. So guys, you’d better perform — unless you want me to be writing another “I told you so” column in 2013. And trust me, you don’t.

I don’t really think that the people who most need to read this follow InstaPundit, but just in case . . . .

UPDATE: Reader Richard Knudsen writes: “So it’s safe to assume you’re not on McConnell or Boehner’s speed dial?” If I were, they’d be doing better. That goes for Obama, too . . . .