Topic: Freedom's Guardian
In the face of abundant evidence that their guy just doesn’t pack the gear, progressives keep hoping that Barack Obama will finally get tough on those partisan, obstructive Republicans. Here’s Michael Tomasky, for example, insisting that Barry absolutely must begin to put up a fight.
It’s not that Obama lacks the instincts of a bully—on the contrary. When he was riding high in the polls, Our Beloved Teacher and Guide treated the opposition with princely disdain. But now, facing real opposition from a re-energized Republican Party, Barry’s bluster has given way to a plaintive whine. Suddenly he’s all for bipartisanship—a term of art, to be sure, that signifies no more than agreement with Barack Obama, but even so it’s not a word that the base likes to hear. People like Tomasky want red meat from their champion. Instead, they get a veggie burger and I can almost sympathize with the indigestion they experience as a result.