Winston Churchill said this of the French Parliament in the 1930s: One third were corrupt, one third were confused and one third too cynical to give a damn.

In 1994 on the eve of the GOP takeover of Congress, I thought this of the soon to be ousted Democratic majority: One third were corrupt, one third were confused and one third were too cynical to give a damn.

In 2006, after 12 years, the soon to be ousted Republican majority looked like this: One third were corrupt, one third were confused and one third were too cynical to give a damn.

Now, in 2010, on the eve of expected Republican gains in the Congress, the soon to be shriveled Democratic majority looks like this: One third are corrupt, one third are confused and one third are too cynical to give a damn.

Do we see a pattern here?