Here’s how it works. You leave your job when a better job comes along or when you’re at a high point. He knows it won’t get any better in the House for Dems so he’s going to feather his nest with a lucrative apoointment somewhere. I guarantee in a few weeks he’ll be somewhere in DC doing something for his master.
Yes, and to spell things out a little more explicitly (ref the last part of George Will’s piece linked to above) with Obama’s much expanded use of EO’s the Congress can either rubber stamp what he wants, or complain when he does something by fiat.
IOW Congress is just relegated to being a very expensive debating society. With no real power. THAT will be consolidated in the Executive Branch.