> he has several options at his disposal (such as threatening to resign if congress won't bend on this or playing hardball in return on every other subject)
I think it would be tremendously unfair to his voters if he compromised his ability to work on the issues they do care about (health care, the budget, etc), for an issue they don't care about.
I think it would be tremendously unfair to his voters if he compromised his ability to work on the issues they do care about (health care, the budget, etc), for an issue they don't care about.