Obama versus the nihilists, from the New Yorker online. I am afraid the writer is correct

His implied message here is that Obama has been too much of Mr. Nice Guy. It's time for Obama to go Harry S Truman on the GOP and give'em Hell. If he doesn't, it's gonna continue to be Hell for a great many of us-george
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2011/09/obama-against-the-nihilists.html
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2011/09/obama-against-the-nihilists.html