Are lame duck presidents actually that lame?

It's certainly a strange presidential transition period, but it is one nonetheless and on January 20th we will have a new Commander in Chief in the White House. So what can we expect from the "lame duck" period in the next couple months? What's been accomplished in the past by lame duck presidents? And who were the most effective and least effective lame duck presidents in history? Rogers Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about the lame duck period of the presidency, what's normal, what's unusual, and what to expect from now until January 20th.