For Republicans seriously concerned about party preservation, the right answers to "whether," "how" and "when" are "yes," "with the kitchen sink" and "yesterday" or "last month" or maybe "Christmas 2015".
But the Europeans said they remained concerned about the party's role in the government and vowed to stay vigilant.
But in the wake of the financial crisis, as public finances tightened, the Cleggites became increasingly concerned about the party's stance.
Republicans cognizant of, and concerned about, the party's disadvantage among Latino voters have talked up Marco Rubio's veep appeal as a way of focusing fellow Republicans on that challenge.
"It just goes to show they are not really interested in the country or the national interest, they are more concerned about petty party politics and trying to keep me out of everything," he said.
Unilever is concerned about these gay parties he has at Toronto's El Macombo where young lads from all over the city dance dirty to Mötley Crüe and then end up falling in love and going out for a few months.
For the broad camp of progressive Democrats (mainly Ellison or Sanders supporters) concerned about making the party more accountable to the grassroots and bringing in more independents, seats on the Rules Committee are especially prized.
The party is so concerned about defections to the Brexit party and Change UK that all candidates are being asked to sign legal undertakings that they would resign as MEPs if they were to jump ship for another party.
But Beijing appears to be less concerned about hosting a global party and more concerned with making sure no one spoils it.
