Agree with the fundamental principles here.
I agree that Obama has been incredibly productive thus far. And I believe he's getting tarred and feathered with misinformation by Republicans willing to go on the attack 24/7 on everything. And I agree that he doesn't have Dick Cheney.
What I fail to see is how that's a bad thing.
Obama is actually sticking to the promises he made about non-partisanship for the most part. He is not constantly hammering at his opponents -- when he does, it makes front-page headlines simply because it is rare -- and he isn't sic'ing any war dogs on Republicans.
That's how it's supposed to work. You're supposed to argue why your policies make sense -- not why your opponents are idiots.
The foregone conclusion that Somaiya assumes here is that Obama can't win by playing the way he is. He thinks the Republican assaults on his programs will doom the president. But I don't know if that's true.
Remember, anyone who isn't a Republican or stupid sees that the Republican message is purely, simply, anti-Obama. It's so blindingly obvious that Republicans have no message of their own, and only construe messages in predictable gut-reactions to what Obama says.
I think, deep down, Americans know this. And they hate it.
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