"Remember healthcare. The key thing to understand about Obama is his persistence. And the key thing Netanyahu needs to be reminded of is: Obama has a gift for getting his enemies to destroy themselves"
In the space of a few weeks Obama has passed healthcare ("historic!" etc etc.), completed a significant deal with Russia over arms and has shown Israel that American support isn't a given, by any means. And he has achieved this by being a persistent dick ("Bush-style", as Bill Maher put it). The fetishism of 'bi-partisanship', a tepid little anti-political sound-bite that's terrorized American politics for too long, may be over. Let's hope, anyway.
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