Reply #24: Yes, because the way to get your policies enacted is to hide

[Hansel]

the successes of ones that have already been enacted. Especially successes that are the result of policies you took political heat from your opponents and the media for enacting.

If he wants to be able to get more legislation enacted that will further successes, then he HAS TO counteract the claims the Republicans are making that it is not working and just added to our deficit. And he has to hold on to Democratic seats by telling the public their legislation works.

The better sports analogy would be if the coach sent in a play that everyone said would not work and everyone mocked him for sending in. Then it worked. But instead of the team celebrating, they resist running any more plays the coach sends in because everyone criticizes their coach no matter what the hell he does, thus no one acknowledges the play works and the sports announcers criticize the coach and pretend it was actually luck and something the prior coach was responsible for. And 1/2 the stadium boos.