As Ben Smith notes, this is a wonderful quote from today's New York Times piece on Barack Obama's style of basketball playing:

Mr. Obama is left-handed, and his signature move is to fake right and veer left, surprising players used to guarding right-handed competitors.

The obvious double meaning -- that Obama fakes right and veers left politically, too -- is fun enough.

But there's another entertaining layer of meaning here that makes this even more fun. Who are the "players" being "surprised" by Obama's moves? Easy: Centrist Dems, Beltway pundits, all-around D.C. insider types. In other words, the folks who are used to "guarding right-handed competitors" -- that is, taking their cues from Republicans and letting the GOP frame the D.C. narrative -- and hence are getting caught off guard by the astounding success of an unabashed liberal.

Hey, it's Friday.