Since the election of Donald Trump, top Democrats have said the party should work with the Trump administration.

In her concession speech Hillary Clinton urged Americans to give Trump "an open mind and a chance to lead." President Obama said "we are all rooting for his success." Elizabeth Warren of Pocahontas fame wrote "I offer to put aside our differences."

It looks as if the Democrats' grand dream of "working across the aisle" is alive and well, despite ample proof during Obama's eight years—and in the ashes of John Boehner's career—that efforts at bipartisanship don't tend to serve Democrats well.

Trump surrogate Newt Gingrich is being considered for Secretary of State or Health and Human Services secretary, Politico reports. And he wants to make it absolutely clear that a Trump administration will not be bowing to the forces of reason.