Krauthammer: Obama has Split and Weakened the GOP and Seized Control of Washington TOPICS:bill passedbudgetCharles KrauthammerDealdebt ceilingfiscal cliffKrauthammernational debtobama cliffObama has Split and Weakened the GOP and Seized Control of Washingtonraising tax ratestax hikes Posted By: BMartin1776 January 2, 2013 How is it everyone on the outside see this manipulation by the imperial emperor yet the republicants can’t?! I contend they can… either they just don’t care or know something that no one outside of the Capitol knows.