'Start' Treaty Passes Congress in U.S. - Passing in Russian Parlament

Another win for the President during the lame duck session of Congress was a Senate vote of 71 to 26 in favor to ratify the Stategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which is a nuclear disarmament agreement with Russia that was signed by President Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev in April. In a move that represented more bi-partisan representation, at least thirteen Republicans joined the 58 Democrats that passed easily by two-thirds majority, what is needed for the ratification.
In Russia after just a few hours of debate, a house in Russia's parliament overwhelmingly approved the New Start arm treaty with the United States. It will most likely get ratified in Russia right after the first of the year.
So President Obama is on a role. So far working with the Lame Duck Congress, he managed to repeal the 'no ask, don't tell' law, renewed the Bush-Era tax cuts, and now the 'Start' treaty looks to be a success. Regardless of what Republicans think, it has now been proven that President Obama is willing to work with everyone in Congress. To my suprise, I never would have thought that President Obama was going to get anything won over in Congress now, especially since the House now will be fueled by the Republican leadership. What happens after the first of the year of course is still yet to be seen, but President Obama presently is on a role. Let's see what happens in 2011.