Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.

I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.

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Politics is a good thing!

Every election is determined by the people who show up.

The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile, the underlying structural problems in American politics and government are systemic and prevent us from solving our most intractable challenges.

We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.