We need to punch back against the extremes of both the left and the right and define the terms of the debate ourselves.

Godwin's law states that the longer any online debate goes on, the likelier it is that someone will play the Nazi card. It's the rhetorical equivalent of going nuclear and stupid at the same time.

I believe that the far-right and the far-left can be equally insane - but there's no question that in the first years of the Obama administration, the far-right has been far crazier. In part, this comes from parties being out of power - without the responsibility of governing to ground them, the activists and the ideologues take over.

If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem.

By pumping up hyper-partisanship, our country (America) is playing with forces that can easily get out of control. We are giving purpose and cover - and sometimes a sense of purpose - to the crazy among us. We are encouraging a culture of extremism

The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.

One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.