He’s not going to fall for the standard playbook of “Democrats are girls, only the Republicans can protect you,” that is clear.

This may be just a weird, self-congratulatory observation on my part, but I think my experience playing basketball in downtown Chicago gives me a little perspective on how Obama will play the game of politics. I’ve seen plenty of evidence thus far to support my conclusion: Obama isn’t going to let anyone give him a lot of unnecessary shit, and when he gets dunked on, which will eventually happen from a tactical perspective, he’ll say “nice dunk” and try to kick your ass during the next series.

Thanks to Atrios. This is all true. Here are some quotes on the subject from the McCain campaign.