For the most part, when they were in the minority by a far greater margin than Democrats were during the past 12 years, Republicans were in Congress to exhale CO2 for the house plants. That was about it.

Maybe you've forgotten the Age of O'Neill, Wright and Foley (the other one). I haven't.

We'll see how much cooperation there is this time around. The margins are too close for the Democrats to call all the shots this time around. Remember when the filibuster was the finest thing Democrats ever knew? We'll see how long that view lasts.

Face it, one-party rule is just fine with Democrats as long as Democrats have it. No different than Republicans, or any other political party on Earth.