The Democrats started losing it and spewing spittle during the Clinton impeachment hearings. It went downhill from there after the 2000 election as they still believe there was a coup d'etat. One can only hope and pray that Bush is re-elected with a significant mandate to squelch the Democrat sense of being robbed.
Yes, I noticed that too, and had the same reaction to Susan Estrich. I couldn't believe it when she claimed that the Democrats had been "restrained" up to this point, and I was even more incredulous that none of the commentators called her on it.