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Figured out whats wrong: bad wiper motor.
What I did was first check the fuse. In my case, fuse is OK. Its not uncommon for a bad motor to blow fuses.
Then I removed the wiper motor. Simply removing the 13mm nut off the blade assembly, then the remaining 3 10mm nuts on the motor, and the 10mm on the bracket the covers. Remove the wiper motor.
I then put 12 volts to the motor (actually, I already knew it was bad, because it was pretty warm. But 12 volts, no spin.
I then removed the plastic cover to see if it was all gummed up. Sort of gummy, but not bad. So, I pulled out the 'spindle' by tapping down the the washer that holds it in place. Once pushing down on those washer 'tabs', the shaft pulls right out. Then I placed 12 volts again, and after a couple jolts, it did spin. Problem is, wouldn't spin every time. So, I decided what the heck, lets take the motor apart. I found damaged brushes (assuming those are the long thin pieces that cover the windings.
Probably could rebuild the motor, but went ahead and ordered another wiper motor.
Problem solved
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