After four years of partisan fighting and instability , will pendulum swing to the middle ? Obama had full agenda before school shootings inserted gun control onto plate . Comment: Activists hope environmental issues and energy policies are n't pushed aside .
After four years of partisan fighting and instability , will pendulum swing to the middle ? Obama had full agenda before school shootings inserted gun control onto plate . Fiscal issues will be early test whether optimism of second term persists . Activists hope environmental issues and energy policies are n't pushed aside .