Jedediah Purdy on Obama's "sweet spot":
This is what Obama's critics on the left fail to understand, notably the usually invaluable Paul Krugman. Talk of unity and bridge-building may be a sign of weakness in the zero-sum game of ordinary politics. In the politics of realignment, when you can make the words do something, it is the mark of strength.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/changing-the-paradigm/221663/
