As I already mentioned in quick hits, so far today children's health insurance expansion (in the U.D. House) and an omnibus land management bill (in the U.S. Senate) have both been passed with veto-proof margins. That a veto-proof margin is not even necessary with Barack Obama as President demonstrates just how easily these bills will pass into law.
Further, right now the only piece of legislation that is in danger of not passing through Congress is the second $350 billion of TARP Wall Street bailout funds. As David wrote earlier today, the coalition manifesting against the release of the funds is bi-partisan in nature.
So, the only type of coalitions we have now are either bi-partisan or veto-proof. It would appear that "gridlock" or "partisan polarization" is over in Washington, D.C. It turns out, however, that the problem was not politicians refusing to talk to each other out of spite, or an unwillingness to find common ground. Rather, the problem was a large presence of Republicans in Washington, D.C. With Republicans largely swept aside, gridlock is gone. Admiral Stockdale would be sad:
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