Moderates Make Man-Bear-Pigs

538 has a great article on the role of moderate politicians in congress.

The result of Moderate legislators combining the worst of both parties proposal

The Bayh’s , Lieberman’s and Snowe’s of the world are moderates, in that they muddle together proposals of each side to make bastardized policy proposals that meet in the [...]

Political Polarization

Another sign of mainstream recognition of political polarization in the United States – From the Economist:

The supermajority rule [60 votes in the Senate] would be no bad thing if it forced the majority party to reach out to the other side. The Democrats themselves have often been glad of it, for example to block [...]