Why are Obama's critics so dumb?

On Monday, the excellent Andrew Sullivan (Biography) published a piece in Newsweek magazine that is great reading for folks of all political persuasions:

How Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics

Despite the title, Sullivan blasts both Republican and Democratic critics of the president by saying that they are taking a much too narrow view of Obama’s policies.

Given how my readers like to bicker over this type of thing, there is LOTS of fodder in here for discussion.

I would love to hear your opinions on Sullivan’s conclusions (and to the trolls of the comments section, please try to debate respectfully).

Let the sparring begin!