Meantime, President Obama, the 44th Commander-in-Chief, wasted no time getting to work, undoing the work of the man who came before him.

Tonight's panelists include: Carrie Budoff Brown, White House reporter for Politico; Jane Norris, co-host of the Federal Drive on Federal News Radio AM 1500; and Jonathan Allen, reporter for Inside Congress and Congressional Quarterly.

  The panel debates the $825 billion dollar stimulus package House Democrats are pushing and its chances of passages.  Republicans are not warming up to it.  The Senate releases the remaning TARP funds as Obama plays hardball even before he's sworn-in.  Plus, we look at the transition and the problems some Cabinet nominees may face.

  The Friday roundtable is back after the New Years break.  The panel tackles the President-Elect's economic stimulus plan, the confirmation hearings, Vice-President Elect Biden's trip to Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Roland Burris Senate appointment.  As always, it was a dynamic discussion.