The Education of President Obama

This article is an interesting examination of just how much Obama's relationship with Congress has affected his first two years in office, both in the eyes of the general public as well as in the eyes of Washington.

As Obama states in the article, "we probably spent much more time trying to get the policy right than trying to get the politics right. There is probably a perverse pride in my administration — and I take responsibility for this; this was blowing from the top — that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.”