Republican House, Democratic President
As far as U.S. economics and deficits go, it didn't suck the first time it happened in modern history (1994). Fred Barnes says it might not suck this time around, either. He theorizes that maybe even Obama thinks so. Nancy, meet bus wheels?
Of course, the catch would be that Gingrich wouldn't be Speaker. The Republican House fell off the spending wagon when Gingrich left. Maybe a coincidence, but you can actually almost chart it on a graph.