Obama says “Washington has to change”. If he was referring to the corruption that would be great, but what he really wants to end is the constitutional structure of the balance of powers. Nothing short of an absolute dictatorship will please him.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/329219-obamas-hollow-debt-victory
.............”I think we have fully now acquainted our new members with what a losing strategy that is,” McConnell told The Hill in an interview.
Obama on Thursday, as the GOP licked their wounds, pledged to “look for willing partners” across the aisle to “get important work done.”
But another former senior administration official said Obama’s second term is dependent on the outcome the “Republican Civil War,” and whether Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is willing to pass an immigration bill without a majority of the GOP.
“If John Boehner wants to play ball and is finally willing to ditch the Hastert Rule, there’s no limit on what can get done,” the former official said.
“If, however, he only compromised to avoid catastrophic default and now wants to restore control of the House to the Tea Party, very little will get done.”