U.S. politicians love to celebrate, not chastise, big-time college athletics.

Representative Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about President Barack Obama's efforts to extend the payroll tax break and the U.S. political climate.

Herman Cain, who suspended his presidential campaign this weekend after cascading reports of personal failings, is the exception. American voters are increasingly tolerant when it comes to private behavior.

U.S. Representative Fred Upton, a Republican from Michigan, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about legislation on payroll taxes and unemployment benefits.

Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that he expects the U.S. Congress to agree on legislation to extend a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits before the end of the year.

To the victors go the spoils. Still, in the Democratic presidential contest four years ago, the losers did pretty well.

Neera Tanden, a former aid for both President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who now runs the Center for American Progress, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about Obama's leadership and U.S. economic policy.

Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that one of the leading Republican presidential rivals, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, may be too tied up with special interests.

Neera Tanden, president of the Democratic-Party aligned Center for American Progress, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that two pollsters’ idea of President Barack Obama stepping aside to let Hillary Clinton run for the White House is “ridiculous.”

One area where the U.S. indisputably leads the world is incarceration.