Forget those far too rare moments of Sorkin-esque eloquence, C-SPAN footage may soon resemble a cinematic mish-mash of Animal House and Garden State. 

Hyperbole? Maybe. But don’t skip over this Hill article on a new youth wave that may just crash the Capitol Hill baby-boomer bash:

From early favorites like 26-year-old Aaron Schock (R) in Illinois to hopefuls like 29-year-old Bill McCamley (D) in New Mexico, the odds on their candidacies differ. But their numbers are as high as ever before, and many are running in some of the most competitive districts in the country.

Scott Kleeb, a 32-year-old Democrat who ran a spirited campaign in a dark-red Nebraska House district in 2006, is weighing a Senate bid this year. He argues that the Sept. 11 attacks helped galvanize a generation of young people to believe in public service again, and those young people are now running for federal office.

Such a trend builds on the ’06 elections, and could actually lower the average age of Congress:

The 2006 election put several 30-somethings into the House, including Reps. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Kleeb’s foe, Adrian Smith (R-Neb.). But the collective age of Congress still rose that year, reaching an average of 57 years old.

This year, the retirements of many older members, especially in the dethroned Republican conference, should bring that number down significantly. (The Hill)