Good insights about the recent backlash against President Obama from Time editor/CNN host Fareed Zakaria, who invites liberals to "grow up." With a factual and well-reasoned argument, Zakaria provides a useful follow up to Drew Westen's critique of Obama in the NYTimes and Jonathan Chait's rebuttal in the New Republic. (see links)

mr zakaria, in his typical reasoned, rational style of thinking and speaking, here defends pres. obama's pragmatism over ideology, currently being criticized by so many of his supporters, in and out of the media. the article is short, to the point, and mentions a number of specific factors which pertain to his argument. if only the public were one which also uses reason and rationality for judging, this would be the argument which changes perceptions..

...a cogent argument from Fareed Zakaria, chastising liberals for frequent attacks on Obama's "persistent tendency to compromise".Zacaria correctly reminds us that compromise is an essential part of the democratic process. When it comes down to what is compromised and when to stop,an observer from the left may have a distorted perspective, especially when so much is yielded to the right, but there is a lot to be said for calling the president back to his base. It would be as foolhardy for the president to ignore his base, as it would be for liberals to abandon the president because they disapprove of his pragmatism.

Reflects CNN right wing bias.

yes, because the president need to stop compromising and the journalism reveals that.