A blow-by-blow breakdown of the president’s first year reveals that today’s frustration stems not from a lack of policy so much as a lack of common ground. The state of the American center may not be strong, but Obama’s record sure is.
A week before he was sworn in, Obama jammed part two of the bank bailout down the throat of his own party — a $350 billion accomplishment.

Two days after he was sworn in, Obama banned the use of “harsh interrogation” and ordered the closing of Guantánamo….