"What liberals have never understood about Obama is that he practices a show-don’t-tell, long-game form of domestic politics. What matters to him is what he can get done, not what he can immediately take credit for. […] This is where the left is truly deluded. By misunderstanding Obama’s strategy and temperament and persistence, by grandstanding on one issue after another, by projecting unrealistic fantasies onto a candidate who never pledged a liberal revolution, they have failed to notice that from the very beginning, Obama was playing a long game."

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Andrew Sullivan: How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics

He lays out exactly what I’ve been trying to say for a long time, in a better way than I could have ever said it. Very much worth a read - even if you disagree, because it will force you to THINK A LITTLE to defend your own POV.

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Long game > crying game.

Meanwhile, for Republicans, it’s game over.

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This one’s dedicated to the folks who don’t take Andy seriously.

(via shortformblog) that’s a great read, lots of good points

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Source: thedailybeast.com
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    Seriously. He had a lot of shit to do, to deal with, everything was not going to happen my magic overnight! All these...
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    in other words; an Obama arrives exactly when he means to.
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    It’s chess. He’s not moves ahead, he’s boards ahead (on some things, anyway).