The good news about Republicans recently gaining a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is that they will be able to block any huge, wasteful new spending bills that Democrats may propose. It is unlikely, for instance, that President Barack Obama will be able to muscle another massive, counterproductive “stimulus” bill into law.
The bad news is, even strong control of the House will not give Republicans the ability to reverse some of the massive deficit spending that Democrats in Congress and the president have enacted over the past two years.
Despite GOP gains in the Senate, Democrats still have a big majority there. It is unlikely that the Democrat majority is going to be open to Republican spending cuts, much less to efforts to roll back ObamaCare socialized medicine.
Plus, even if Republicans could get enough Democrats on their side in the Senate to enact real spending reforms, it is virtually certain that the president would veto them.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pointed out that basic truth a few days after the election.