Reblogged from ePol Keeping It Real:
You can usually spot the savvy politicians in Congress. They have a keen sense of the congressional landscape of the moment and they know which battles it is smart to fight. Like good poker players, they also know when it is a good idea for fold their hand and let the other side prevail. By that measure, the Congressional Republicans in the House and Senate clearly exhibit a clear absence of very many savvy politicians in the 112th Congress.
The Republicans would be well advised to adopt a more co-operative stance. This is not the mid-nineties: America wants to be governed by its President.