Mr. Peepers gets tough.

"I think that he is on many occasions -- I shouldn't say on many occasions, on a few occasions -- I think he should have been more firm with those on the other side of the aisle," said Reid. "He is a person who doesn't like confrontation. He's a peacemaker. And sometimes I think you have to be a little more forceful. And sometimes I don't think he is enough with the Republicans."

Obama, former lecturer on Saul Alinsky's methods of organizing, a peacemaker? I think he's probably better at pulling the wool over his allies' eyes.