Maybe this is wishful thinking, but...
Obama has done a terrific job positioning himself as the one to clean up Washington. In my opinion, there is no proposal that would do more to change the long term health of DC than the installation of term limits.
Now, current congressmen could be grandfathered in as a way to win support for the concept, but I don't think I'm alone when I say that nothing contributes more to the corrupt nature of our government than a 30 year US rep or 6 term senator. We need new faces in Washington, to at least require the lobbyists to spend lots more to buy souls.
Term limits is an easy concept for the regular voter to understand. I see it as a plank in any thorough DC ethics reform plan. I would love to see John McCain at a debate in October trying to explain why term limits would be a bad idea!
Why doesn't this idea get more play?
WE NEED TERM LIMITS!