John Avlon Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”