Absolutely. Any rat senator who crosses Obama will be denied DSCC, DNC campaign funds and can count on a primary opponent.
The executive's influence in the senate is an accepted, yet gross violation of separation of powers that our framers sought to avoid.
Per Fox News...Reid rejects the one yr. delay and the medical device tax repeal. Oh well. He hopes Boehner blinks and fears a huge govt. shutdown, which we know he does. Let the House begin seperate CR’s to fund different depts. to show who wants to shut the govt. down.