All budgets originate in the House and are then sent to the Senate. (All spending bills, I think.) The President can submit a *proposed* budget but it cannot get off the ground unless the House votes on it. House Republicans actually hold all the high cards except for public opinion and a sympathetic press (is that one trump card or two?)
The "people" put Obama and the Dems in the Senate because they know what they want.
I say the Republicans should let them have what they want, good and hard.
Allow the President to get his budget.
There is zero chance of even getting milk toast Paul Ryan type reforms let alone anything substantial or meaningful.
The Republicans should make a big show of giving the President and the Dems what they want while drawing the contrast between what they propose compared to the D's.
Let the Dems own this economy then let the chips fall where they may.