<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Dissent Of The&nbsp;Day]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A reader writes:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/01/daley-and-the-left.html" target="_self">Obtuse</a>? Based on one guy&#39;s quote?</p> <p>The overwhelming reaction of &quot;the professional left&quot; to the Daley pick has been to sigh and shrug and say we&#39;ll see. And anyway, why is Adam Green obtuse, but Ezra Klein, who said the same thing, thoughtful?</p> <p>Look, if the health care bill eventually works -- rather than jamming us all with crappy unaffordable corporate insurance we can&#39;t opt out of or use -- then Obama will be a progressive hero in 20 years. If not, he won&#39;t.</p> </blockquote>]]></html></oembed>