Getting Shit Done, Ctd

Beinart notices:

The media views policy through the lens of politics. Unless a policyvictory brings political benefits—rising poll numbers, better prospectsfor the next elections—it is not treated as a big win. Thus, the TeaParty movement is considered an ominous sign for Obama, evidence thatthe country is turning against him. But the reason that the Glenn Beck and Sarah Palincrowd is so angry is that Obama has expanded the federal government'srelationship with the private sector in...