Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

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

Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction.

Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits.

The two parties are still more polarized than ever before and the rise of partisan media is an important reason for it.

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right.

What might be good for ratings can be bad for the country. The hard-core partisans are self-segregating themselves into separate political realities. But the majority of Americans are starting to wake up to the game.