Experience has shown over the decades that the very best way to handle the John Lewis's in Congress is to isolate and disregard them. Doing otherwise empowers them to clog the progress of legislation and impeded the nation's business.

There is no "bigger man" in dealing with ideologues. The country has waited for change and the window of opportunity will be narrow.

The President is going to have his hands full with the recalcitrants in his own party, who will immediately think it's business as usual. He has thrown down the gauntlet to the machine politicos in both parties:

"We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action -- constantly complaining but never doing anything about it."

"The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action."