Trotting Out the Greatest Hits From 1994

On election night in 1994 ABC anchor Peter Jennings famously referred to that day's historic Republican takeover of both houses of Congress as a the voters throwing a "temper tantrum".  With two months yet to go before this year's election the "t" words are starting to come back.  From Eugene Robinson:

"Voters appear to be so fed up with the Democrats that they're ready to toss them out in favor of the Republicans -- for whom, according to those same polls, the nation has even greater contempt. This isn't an "electoral wave," it's a temper tantrum.

"... In the punditry business, it's considered bad form to question the essential wisdom of the American people. But at this point, it's impossible to ignore the obvious: The American people are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats."

Yeah, we got spoiled by lower taxes, having jobs, auto companies and banks that were owned by their shareholders, government spending that while excessive wasn't completely off the charts stupid, and freedom from government intervention in our health care.  We also got spoiled by leaders who actually liked America and believed in American Exceptionalism.

Now that we don't have those things we're getting a little cranky.