Politically, Obamas amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding. – Eric Alterman
For the past eight years, the right has been better at working the refs. Now the left is learning how to play the game. – Eric Alterman
To own the dominant, or only, newspaper in a mid-sized American city was, for many decades, a kind of license to print money. In the Internet age, however, no one has figured out how to rescue the newspaper in the United States or abroad. – Eric Alterman
Most of the provisions designed to fix what ails our health system dont kick in until 2014, which, one wishes administration officials had noticed, is two years after he has to win an election. – Eric Alterman