UNDER THE THUMBThe Dems are BRUISING the Repubs over the payroll tax cut issue, and they’re making the most out of this moment of leveragehttp://www.salon.com/2011/12/05/what_a_president_with_a_strong_hand_sounds_like/What a president with a strong hand sounds likehttp://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_12/those_need_not_be_rhetorical_q033912.php[Steve Benen] What stood out for me