...that Obama could have done this to them at anytime since 2010 and before. He could have called their shenanigans, played hard ball, "destroyed the GOP", and hurt their pride at any time. That he has now demonstrated that he has had this power gives more wait to the fact that he has bent over backwards to try and work with them. He's tried to "raise them right", but alas, there is only so much that one can do. Sooner or later you need to cast them off into the harsh world to succeed or fail on their own. Let's see if these brats can take this lesson to heart. They should proceed with much caution going forward.