So...we get majority in both houses and have to deal with the mess that Obama has created. Who’s to say that trying to clean up this mess doesn’t get turned around on us in 2016?
Exactly. I foresee the GOP trying to run an operation that facilitates "blame Obama" for whatever condition the country is in, and that "do nothing" approach will be spun by the press. And if the GOP plays hardball, the press will paint the GOP as extreme. Heads I win, tails you lose sort of game.
In that environment, the GOP is best off if it can convince the public that it is powerless, even though it has a majority.