Here is Paul Ryan's latest on WPRI:

Excessive federal spending, particularly on wasteful earmarks such as a "Bridge to Nowhere," flew in the face of conservatives' goal of fiscal restraint. Likewise, cases of corruption, where certain members of Congress broke the law and abused their positions for financial gain, are far removed from the conservative ideal of the citizen legislator who serves ethically and upholds the trust of constituents. In fact, quite a few of the Democrats who won did so by projecting conservative messages, including the need for greater accountability in Washington.

If anything, Republicans lost our majority in Congress because voters lost confidence in our ability to stand up for policies true to the underlying conservative principles that so many Americans share, regardless of their party affiliation.

Sound familiar?  Uh huh.  That's right Paul... I know you were reading.