Obama Plays Hard Ball.

The article discusses U.S. President Barack Obama's political philosophy if elected for a second term following the 2012 U.S. presidential election as of September 10, 2012, focusing on Obama's apparent shift in governing styles from his original policy based on postpartisanship to a stronger hard ball approach to policymaking. Obama's roots as a community organizer are addressed in relation to his governing style. According to the article, one of the first legislative issues that Obama will raise if re-elected in November 2012 is a comprehensive reform of the U.S. immigration laws.