he gave them everything and then some. He gave away Congressional powers to the executive.
Personally I had no doubt that it would end the way it did.
I posted it many times here before the shutdown started.
There was no doubt in my mind that he would do what he did.
And like with the tax bill there's lots of whining but I aint seeing any Tea party House GOPs stepping up to take his job from him,
If every freeper who posted that Obama would cave first was willing and able bet me a $1, I would be moving next to Romney. (OK , a little exaggeration there)