Miami-Dade Mayor Ousted Over Tax Hikes

The voters are in a cranky mood in South Florida:

The mayor of Miami-Dade, one of the most populous counties in the United States, was ousted from office in a recall vote on Tuesday triggered by popular anger over a hike in property taxes.

With more than half the Florida county's precincts reporting, official results showed 88 percent of voters backed an effort to remove once-popular Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, marking the biggest U.S. recall since California voters tossed out Governor Gray Davis in 2003.

Let this be a warning to other politicians pushing tax hikes.