Well I think that detail will allow the Congress to fund the government with individual spending bills... and that will be the end of 0bama. He must die on that hill. So expect some squealing.
When the new Congress is sworn in, expect funding bills with HEAVY bipartisan support to head to the Senate for passage then to 0bama's desk. He will try not to sign b/c he is thru if we get individual funding bills - we can then defund bits of government :) - but it will be exceedingly and increasingly difficult for him to choose to veto [or not sign] funding bills.
The major difference is he will not have Harry Reid protecting him - it will be 0bama and only 0bama who is choosing to do this radical non-funding of government.
Most fundindg bills - and especially the earliest bills - will have ginormous bipartisan support and may even approach a veto proof majority [to wit: this article.]
The accumulated weight of his lies has passed the breaking point. Nobody but the 37% of religious dem believers listens to him anymore - in particular dems on the hill. The "You can keep your plan if you want it, period", Fast n Furious, "You can keep your doctor", Benghazi, "You will save $2500 per year on insurance", wiretapping reporters, the IRS scandal, "not a smidgeon of corruption at the IRS", releasing burgdahl, the beheadings, the increase in troops in afghan, ISIL, ... , ... , and now this amnesty.
He has jumped the shark - and I know there's a big bunch of crybabies on FR who are ready to slash their wrists b/c they don't see anything being done but they can't do anything except wait for the new Congress. THIS congress must keep the government going until the NEW Congress comes in. Then individual funding bills. That's all we got [besides lawsuits - which are forthcoming from several levels - and I continue to bark at the FR wrist-slasher contingent here b/c it wasn't long ago many in the same contingent were crying again that a lawsuit was lame... now they want one? jeez.]
I am not pessimistic - I am sad though that 0bama is here. We'll get 'r done.
What will be entertaining during the next two years; as you said, since Reid will no longer be able to ‘protect’ 0bama, now the Administration will actually have to WORK for a change. This will literally be a first for them. Their ‘best and brightest’(if you can call them that), or rather, their ‘first string’ players are already long gone, and I’m not sure they’ll know what to do or be able to handle it.
They will be dealing with a hostile Congress from both chambers, and they’ll have to deal with EVERYTHING, because Reid won’t be able to stop legislation. Their rigid ideology and unwillingness to compromise as they’ve always demonstrated will put them under crushing pressure. Especially if bills are bipartisan in nature. I have a feeling the kook base on the left will be in for some frustrating times in the coming two years.
The Republicans should go on offense, and turn 0bama into “The Party of NO”. The irony will be sweet!