Tough love

Washington Post editorial writer Jonathan Capeheart on Obama:

"You know that saying that we're harshest towards the ones we love most? Well, for the last two years, Obama has been blow-torched by the left as the expectations of hope and change smacked up against the reality of governing. I completely understand the frustration and anger. But there are some on the left who view compromise as total abandonment. ... Obama's harsh assessment wasn't the first time he took the base or a segment of it to task. But this is the first time that I can recall that Obama has given to the left as good as he's gotten from the left on national television. And I loved every minute of it."

So did I.