Ron Christie

Sen. Olympia Snow of Maine was the latest moderate congressional representative to decide that the partisan rancor that has enveloped Washington in recent years is so unlikely to get any better that rather than seek re-election, she’s rather just go home. And that’s only likely to make the partisan divide even worse.

President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address was more partisan and more confrontational than perhaps any he’s given, but it still had the aspirational rhetoric for which he has become well-known.

Mitt Romney, the clear frontrunner, faced a general assault from his Republican challengers at a debate in South Carolina, just a few days before the state votes in its primary.

Over the weekend, Herman Cain suspended his campaign and hinted that he would issue an endorsement soon. Most Cain supporters seem to be migrating to Newt Gingrich. Could a Gingrich victory ultimately be a win for Barack Obama?

Gov. Rick Perry was the big loser in Wednesday night’s Republican Presidential Primary. The debate, ostensibly about the economy, may have set back his campaign to a point where it cannot recover.