More than two months before he is sworn in, Barack Obama already is facing a Congress busily asserting itself on the timing and details of the president-elect's agenda, including major issues like health care and economic policy. Congress Isn't Waiting for Obama [L.A. Times.
That's a very dangerous course for the Democrats, I think. With control of both the House and Senate, it will be difficult to avoid overreaching anyway. But for Speaker Pelosi and company to get ahead of the president, even before the inauguration, is a double whammy. "No drama Obama" may be about to get some from his own friends!