by Chris Bodenner
Krugman unloads on Obama. Ta-Nehisi isn't surprised by his betrayal of core progressive causes, but adds:
[I]t really hit me yesterday when Obama claimed that health care reform "shouldn't be a political issue." Really? Then why did he hand it off to a gaggle of politicians? Why is he even talking about it? Then Obama shouted out Chuck Grassley, who has aided the spread of death panel rumors, as an example of a Republican whose been "working very constructively." Grassley returned the favor by calling Obama "intellectually dishonest." […] I'm not sure that most voters are bothered by any of this. Still, this whole escapade smacks of Obama being too clever by half–of an Obama who can't get over his own high-mindedness and holds out the bipartisan spirit as a kind of fetish, a gimmick. It's all so unserious.
The Dish 