Oh Dear

Matty Y:

Now that it’s done, Barack Obama will go down in history as one of America’s finest presidents. It’s always possible of course that, like LBJ, he’ll get involved in some unrelated fiasco that mars his reputation. But fundamentally, he’s reshaped the policy landscape in a way that no progressive politician has done in decades.

The current President who has already said a number of times that he is a centrist, and basically will sign Mitt Romney's health care bill, has done something that no "progressive politician" has done in decades? When judgement on the bill's true effects hasn't been cast yet?

In the process, Yglesias has somehow gone away at times from the usually rational person that he is. From the whole "monsters" thing to this, I don't know what to expect from him next.

But it (and this post from Ezra Klein about special interests power possibly waning) really does highlight how there is a shift in the Rational Online Community in terms of what is progressives, and what is a faux brand of it.

However, Rahm's hugging in the background!

Still can't get over that one and his relief.