Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post goes out of his way to insult his countrymen today, calling you and me spoiled brats, and misses the point entirely. He writes
This isn’t an “electoral wave,” it’s a temper tantrum.
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The American people are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats.
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the refusal of Americans to look seriously at the nation’s situation — and its prospects — is an equal-opportunity scourge
The first two points are gratuitous insults, but it’s that last point where he really goes off the rails. Voters rejected Republicans in 2006 because spending was out of control, too many Republicans were corrupt, and none of them were offering a way toward fiscal balance. Those are the same reasons people are voting against Democrats who have also massively expanded government regulation with 2,000 page bills and a $787-billion spending package that subsidizes railroads, state governments, and selected green industries.
Seems that the political class is throwing a temper tantrum, not the electorate.
