Quite often a President, or the leading party (if they are not the same), may push for some initiative that encounters serious opposition. That is how a free government is meant to work. Such is the beauty of democracy that it allows for a healthy debate and eventually a more amenable bill is hammered out and passed. President Obama, like his predecessors, is also encountering some rough waters just as he thought there would be smooth sailing since his Democrats command a comfortable majority in both houses of Congress. The opposition, however, is far more vocal on the streets than...