Originally Posted by kane

I think Obama got just what he wanted. We will now likely have 2 years of nothing but fighting and gridlock. The democrat run senate will not be in any mood to help the republicans out after they just put up with two years of them saying no to and filibustering anything and everything the democrats wanted to do. And vice versa. If the republicans weren't willing to work with the democrats when they were the minority they sure as hell won't when they are the majority.

They will fight with each other and if we are lucky a few small things will pass. Obama can then move to the middle and tell tell those on the left that the republicans winning the house forced him to do it just to get basic business done. He then sits and waits. If the economy picks up and rights itself over the next two years he will claim a victory and say that his stimulus and jobs bill worked after all and it will make him hard to beat in a re-election. Of course if the economy still sucks he will be very vulnerable, but right now there is not a real strong republican candidate on the horizon.

Let's not forget that a good number of these republicans are tea party people who have vowed to vote against things that increase the deficit so the republicans may find it difficult to get votes even in their own party.

Obama got what he wanted, potential chaos in the house and senate which will help take the eyes off of him for a little while.