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