You make some excellent points. People on FR are hoping that Obama and the Dems, particularly the Senate Dems, will have so much sparring going on between them that nothing gets done. But what they don't realize is that the Dems, including the Senate Dems, are no match for the man they helped put into power.
Obama is extremely ruthless and he is driven by one thing: a will to power. He's a sociopath, and to some extent, will let the actual policies be determined by the radicals who used him to take over the government of the US. But the thing that is really important to him is that he be the one in charge, and that's why we have this insane pressure for personal loyalty. Not to a party, not even to an ideology, but to "The One."
He's not even in office yet, and the Senate Dems have lost every argument they have had with him in this short time (over things like Burris, etc.). I think even some of them are becoming afraid that they have created a monster.
Yes, I’m suspect Dr. Deminstein is realizing his mistake, or will shortly. “It lives!”
Certain Dems will only be useful to him as long as they toe his line. If they go off the reservation, this DNC organization (3 million emailers strong) will go to work to unseat them with someone who WILL toe the line.
There will be little Dem opposition tolerated-the Dems on the left and the right of O will be threatened with extinction. Hopefully enough Dems will realize this in time to ally with the GOP to defeat the most far left policies. If they don't, they'll either be forced to be puppets for survival or will NOT be supported by the party for re-election.
Same with the press. In order to get favored treatment, presstitutes will have to be allies of Obama. He will freeze them out if they aren't. Most will sacrifice their integrity to be loved by the O.