The GOP establishment has absolutely no interest in reducing the size of the Federal leviathan, or lowering how much it spends. They just want a turn at the teat, doling out favors to their major donors, while hoping that once more they can fool the rubes back home into believing they're for the little guy.
Crony capitalism will still live in the next Congress, with one difference: when things go even further into the toilet in 2016, Obama and the Democrats will be able to more convincingly blame the GOP, and the Republican nominee Jeb will go down in flames in November.
Crony capitalism is alive and well they didn’t get the cushy job for 20+ years for doing the right thing.