"The GOP preserved future leverage, however, with the final deal and they have additional leverage with the debt limit. Obama says he’s not going to ‘play’ over the debt limit and will play brinksmanship again. The GOP has to figure out how to trap him in his own game. It can be done."
Or maybe not:
http://www.humanevents.com/2013/01/01/obama-there-is-no-more-debt-ceiling/