[thecavemaster]

Actually he should have to make very few concessions, and it will mostly be things added to his bills. The dems have full unchecked power. They have an agenda that is in step with Obama's. I mean he did vote with the Dems 97% of the time. Noone in that party will dare challenge him with all the public support he has. Any changes will be of his own doing. Quit trying to make excuses for him in advance. You know as well as I do he can get through whatever he wants when he comes into office.

I disagree. In my memory, the "blank check" to the President is not granted. Too many egos, too many "pet" ideas and projects. Read JFK's Profiles in Courage to glimpse the complexities, the necessary compromises that encompass drafting and passing and implementing legislation/policy. I am not speaking excuses...I am speaking tested, proven reality.