President-elect Barack Obama

The Aggressive Obama White House

Ezra on Rahm:

If you thought the Obama administration would be all about bringing people together and would simply make sad faces when stubborn congressmen refused to come to the table, this is a clear sign otherwise.

I like the sound of this. It's one thing to bring people to the table while also being aggressive about what you want to achieve there -- it's another thing to talk tough only to capitulate in a fight. The latter has been the familiar Democratic style for way too long. The former is also known as "effective leadership."