After four years of partisan fighting and debate , will Obama swing to the right ? Obama had full agenda before school shootings inserted gun control onto plate . Fiscal issues will be early test whether optimism of second term persists . But the National Rifle Association and other gun groups are ready for a fight , swinging with searing TV ads and a public rebuke of the administration 's efforts . Activists hope environmental issues and energy policies are n't pushed aside .
After four years of partisan fighting and debate , will Obama swing to the right ? 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 .