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More broadly, we’ve grown almost accustomed to these overheated attacks on the presidency. Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right — of which Gingrich’s claim was a mild example — was preceded by Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left, with protestors comparing W. to a Nazi and a terrorist.

As a country, we have become accustomed to using fear and hate in the service of hyper-partisanship. We need to wake up to the fact that demonizing people we disagree with, and indulging in attempts to delegitimize a duly elected president from Day One, hurts us all as a nation. We can do better — and we deserve better, especially from people who want to lead the nation themselves.