Which way --- compromise or confrontation --- will Obama choose in 2014?

[Geee]

Washington Examiner:

Happy New Year and welcome to the 225th year of the democratic republic established by the U.S. Constitution. The year 2014 is likely to be a pivotal one.

 

Voters will elect a new Congress in November, and odds are good today that Republicans will retain their present control of the House of Representatives and regain control of the Senate.

 

Whether or not that proves true, or whether it's a good thing for the nation if it does, can't be known at this point, but there are some certainties that can be known today.

 

Tea Party still strong

 

First, there was a tendency in the nation's political commentariat in 2013 to write off the Tea Party movement. That's a mistake.

 

Check out the latest edition of the Washington Examiner's EXography feature, which ranked Senate members by the number of "hits" they received in a recent Google search.

 

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The Senate's Tea Party senators dominated the top 10, with Kentucky Republican Rand Paul first, followed by Texas Republican Ted Cruz in second, Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson in sixth, Utah Republican Mike Lee in ninth and Florida Republican Marco Rubio in 10th.

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@Geee

 

 

 

 

When Bill Clinton faced a similarly grim outlook, he compromised with congressional Republicans and sought consensus.

 

(for better or worse) Barack Obama is not Bill Clinton.