The disconcerting thing isn’t that the bloggers or their guests did this slamming. We’re used to such vitriol in campaign time. What is surprising is that the attacks are continuing after an election.

In the past, politicians and policy thinkers tended to be magnanimous in victory. They and their friends focused, post- victory, on policy and strategy — not on trashing individuals…

Still, somehow, the magnanimity isn’t there. Indeed, he closer the Democrats get to total power, the nastier the commentators friendly to them have become.