I found last night that with my paladin I can comfortably solo elite mobs of my level. Nearly survived two (a bad pull). My priest traditionally can't beat an elite even with 5 levels in my favour.
But then my priest couldn't DPS her way out of a wet paper bag. (And there's a 40 level difference, so it's not really a fair comparison anyway).

This has been a post in my new WoW category. If it made no sense to you, let me assure you that you aren't alone.