Beltway Confidential

Which way — compromise or confrontation — will Obama choose in 2014?

By Mark Tapscott
Published January 1, 2014 5:00am ET
Add Washington Examiner on Google
Which way — compromise or confrontation — will Obama choose in 2014?
President Obama pauses while speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

Happy New Year and welcome to the 225th year of the democratic republic established by the U.S. Constitution. The year 2014 is likely to be a pivotal one.

Voters will elect a new Congress in November, and odds are good today that Republicans will retain their present control of the House of Representatives and regain control of the Senate.

Already a print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account

Trusted reporting.Unlimited access.

Subscribe for full access to Washington Examiner coverage, expert political analysis, and subscriber-only journalism.

Get Unlimited Access

Already a member? Log in

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Affordable Care Act Barack Obama Congress Mark Tapscott Morning Examiner Tea Party