How Obama moved in for the kill | Peter Hartcher

As we all knew, no matter how much it frustrates us, Barack Obama is playing a completely different political game than anyone else. We have health care reform - and a GOP knocked back on it's heels - BECAUSE of his strategy.

"By calling a modern politician like Obama a communist, the Republicans have invited eye-rolling and alienated the most important voters - the persuadable ones. And Obama gets to appeal to a sense of fairness."

- Jim Loftus, Democratic political consultant