Echoes of the Republican Revolution?

Here is a fascinating article comparing the current political situation to that of the pre-1994 political atmosphere that prepared the way for the Republican Revolution. Though I disagree with them in general and realize it's a politically motivated piece (i.e. wishful thinking on the part of the Left), the comparisons are interesting to look at. Steven Thomma writes:

Now, as then with the other party, Republicans' ethics are under assault. Their opposition denounces their vicelike control as "arrogant." Their ambitious agenda risks overreach and public backlash. Their popularity is sinking. A unified opposition party is holding off until closer to the next election before offering its own agenda - thus withholding any good target for counterattack.

The difference here is that the Republicans' so-called ethics questions have largely been manufactured by the DNC and the media aligned with it, whereas there were legitimate ethics scandals in the early 1990s that helped to bring the 40 year Democratic reign in the House of Representatives to an end. Additionally, the Republican seats in both the House and Senate are largely safe because of massive gerrymandering (whether or not right) and the fact that their Senate seats are mostly in red states.