And climate change? The good news for Obama is that public opinion, after turning against government action to slow global warming, has shifted back in the activists favor. But Republicans remain uninterested in defying Big Business on the issue. Obama will probably have to resort to aggressive Executive action, including a crackdown on existing power-plant emissions. Its not clear, however, whether that sort of unilateral action would be enough to make a real difference.

　　Ultimately, Obamas speech wont really shift the Washington political dynamic. It was more a reflection of the fact that postpartisanship is dead and buried, with no evident hope of resurrection. Even with his re-election behind him, Obama has resigned himself to nonstop partisan combat. And while his supporters may hope for some kind of tide-turning Normandy landing, its just as likely that the future holds more Western-front-style trench warfare. But who wants to hear about that on Inauguration Day?

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