I was commenting to Jim about why the statement that we can blunt what Obama does without the Presidency does not make sense. And, I illustrated it to him. Having the House did not make a dent in what he did to us. You are exactly right, having the House has meant little to the conservative cause. Of course, they could have restricted the purse strings, but they did not.
OTOH not having the House for the first two years did the most damage of all.
Perhaps you've forgotten what they did under the Democrats?