Only Opposition Works

The lesson of the Republican opposition to Obama is, obstruction absolutely works in today's Washington. It's the only thing that works. That is why it is important to obstruct every single thing Trump attempts, no matter how small. Because only that approach will work:

One of the saddest things about this election is that it thoroughly vindicated Mitch McConnell’s strategy of massive obstruction. Obama had a general faith that the Republicans would be punished for this tactic. In one sense Obama was right: the approval rating for Congress is 15 percent. But the Republicans who brought us this dysfunctional Congress just got much stronger.