Paging Eugene Robinson

I expect Eugene Robinson, by far the weakest columnist on the Washington Post op-ed page, is already writing his column about how the American voters acted out a childish temper tantrum at the polls yesterday, like he did in 2010:

“According to polls, Americans are in a mood to hold their breath until they turn blue. 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. . . The American people are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats.”

Of course, the greatest in this genre was ABC’s Peter Jennings after 1994:

“Some thoughts on those angry voters. Ask parents of any two-year-old and they can tell you about those temper tantrums: the stomping feet, the rolling eyes, the screaming. It’s clear that the anger controls the child and not the other way around. It’s the job of the parent to teach the child to control the anger and channel it in a positive way. Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had a temper tantrum last week….Parenting and governing don’t have to be dirty words: the nation can’t be run by an angry two-year-old.”

This is what I love about liberals (and their toadies in the media).  It’s never their fault.  They never make mistakes.  I think I see a new Power Line “Peter Jennings Prize” in the offing.  Nominations welcome.

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