Nicholas Kristof writes a rare commentary in the NY Times about how the left in this country are heading down the path to incivility and oblivion. From his op-ed piece:

In a fairly typical comment, one reader suggested that President Bush and his aides are "lying, cynical greedy pirates who deserve no better than a firing squad." At this rate, soon we'll all be so rabid that Ann Coulter will seem normal.

That's setting a pretty high bar for obnoxiousness. It's hard to find anyone can surpass it on either side of the political spectrum.