Obviously, that obstruction by the Republicans worked.
Will the Democrats in opposition be as ruthlessly, partisanly, single-mindedly obstructionist as the Repubs have been?
Nah, I don't think so either.
Of course, that will set up a new dynamic going in to 2016. The narrative will be that when Dems held the balance of power there was gridlock, but when the GOP holds it, bills get passed, things get done.
Except for that big ol' obstructionist Dem in the White House, who'll be there wielding his veto pen, keeping things from getting done.
The story for 2016 from the GOP will be, just keep those obstructionist Dems out of the White House too, and then we'll really get things done.