This evaluation of the forthcoming second Obama term is about right:
As President Obama approaches his second inaugural, one thing has become clear: The 2008 peacemaker politician has emerged as a skilled guerrilla warrior. If Bill Clinton's tactical legacy was disarming his opponents by stealing their ideas -- welfare reform, 'personal responsibility,' cutting spending -- Obama's may be his skill at dividing to conquer his Republican foes.
Liberal memory has glossed over this not insignificant part of the Clinton legacy: his "the era of big government is over" mantra, his willingness to go full Republican on many issues and the fact that the DLC was his idea.