In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

If Mitt Romney is vanilla, Chris Christie is three hefty scoops of Rocky Road topped with whipped cream, Red Bull, and gravel.

Palin seems to have forgotten that her poll ratings have plummeted since the summer of 2011.

Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home.

I'm hearing echoes of Bill Clinton, circa 1996, in President Obama's reelection rhetoric.

If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty.