"The president and his team hope that Congressional Republicans, stung by this week’s defeat, re-evaluate their scorched-earth strategy and seek agreement with Mr. Obama on issues like immigration and long-term spending to demonstrate that they can govern. But they fear the opposition may instead double down and become even more determined to prevent the White House from getting the upper hand in future legislative battles.
“The president obviously benefits from this fight,” said Neera Tanden, a former Obama administration official who is now president of the left-leaning Center for American Progress in Washington. “The question of how much he benefits hasn’t been answered. Do they want to refight the budget fight or do the budget fights end?”
Although Mr. Obama declared “there are no winners here,” the latest clash was resolved almost entirely on his terms and helped re-energize the president at a time when he was on the defensive over his handling of a chemical weapons attack in Syria. It also effectively overshadowed the rocky start of his health care program, which might have been even more damaging to him.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/us/politics/obama-budget-crisis.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131018&_r=0
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