Barack obama the law pro-fessor didn't show up for work on Dec. 7. Instead, it was Barack Obama the street fighter who stepped before cameras in the White House briefing room, amped up and looking for trouble as he explained his grand compromise over taxes and unemployment benefits. He taunted the political establishment, dismissing "sanctimonious" liberals, comparing Republicans to "hostage takers" and offering high sarcasm for his critics. "Not everybody agrees with us," he said in a voice as dry as the winter winds outside. "I know that shocks people."
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