Editor’s note: John P. Avlon is the author of Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics and writes a weekly column for The Daily Beast. Previously, he served as Chief Speechwriter for New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and was a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun. [cnn-photo-caption image=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/08/03/wingnuts.beck.maher.getty.art.jpg caption="Bill Maher … Continue reading Avlon: Professional polarizers, Maher and Beck