An extended New York Daily News excerpt from my previous post, "Obama's pro-abortion base 'livid,'" makes a good intro to this piece:
What to do? Throw off the scent; chase aBut increasingly, noisy factions on the party's most liberal flank - among them gay rights proponents, pro-choice activists and immigration reformers who Obama courted last year - are incensed that their causes have taken a backseat to the White House's all-out push on health care reform.
Fox.

This is a follow-up to her previous post:
Jill Stanek - Obama uses Fox decoy to throw off scent