Let's take the Wayback Machine to 1994, Mr. Peabody!

And what happened back then, Sherman? Well, that's when Salamander Gingrich and his Rethug mob wrested congressional power from the Democrats with their "Contract on with America." And the rest, as they say, is history. Bleak, wish-we-could-have-a-do-over history.

House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds

Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall's midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve of their own representative's performance is at the lowest level since 1994, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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