Frankly, I did not listen to Pres Obama - he has no choice but to cooperate and McConnell doesn't intend to be a one-term Majority Senate Leader, so I expect more cooperation than in the past...With that said, I heard this morning the Repubs intend to push fracking and the Keystone pipeline. Also, I would look for more military involvement - something that's always been the Repub's calling card.
McConnell's biggest challenge won't be Pres Obama - it'll be the extremists in his own party.