The Politico should identify the “veteran Democratic operative” who believes that President Obama should “deftly pin [the Arizona shooting] on the tea partiers.” That is a repugnant thing to contemplate, especially in light of the facts already known about Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter. He’s clearly a troubled, incoherent young man, not a rational political actor.
If President Obama follows that advice, it will be a bad political mistake for him, and do nothing for the good of the country. It will not help him “reconnect.”
I’ll tell you who I believe this “veteran Democratic operative” is: Mark Penn.
I wish I thought that Penn were the only one capable of this sort of thing.