[Coop]

Excerpt:Pettegrew said glimpses of a possible trend began during President Clinton's administration, when critics attacked the person instead of the policies. ''During Clinton's term, there was this visceral hatred, a complete lack of civility aimed to undermine not only Clinton as a president but Clinton as a person,'' Pettegrew said.

Oh, gimme a break! Like this just suddenly occurred when the mean ol' Pubbies started it for our last, victimized President. Oh yeah! All the criticism of "stupid" Ronald Reagan was done in a purely professional manner, dealing only with his policies. < / sarcasm >

[Bikers4Bush]

Exactly, if anything it's the supposed peaceful liberals who have elevated the threats to the president. Who was the last president to have an attempt made on his life? Reagan.

A perfect example is ELF and ALF. They fail to succeed in legislation so instead of following the rule of law they turn into domestic terrorists.