If there is any doubt that politics has become nastier than it has ever been in recent history, this archived video from NBC reports (pre-1994 election) should expel them. Soon to be Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is reteatadly portrayed as the culprit for the election “getting ugly”. Why? Because he said the Clinton administration was bad for America… If you are confused because you thought it was natural for the oposition party to think their opponents in power would be bad for the country, then don’t worry – everyone else is too. But in 1994, I guess it was a different story for different times…