Apparently America loved the 2011 debt limit showdown. Because after more than $1 billion in campaign spending we are now exactly where we were two years ago: the Democrats still control the White House and the Senate, but Republicans will control the House.

This means America can now expect about the same behavior out of Washington that it got the last two years: partisan gridlock on every issue imaginable and never ending brinkmanship on debt, spending, and taxes. If you think last night decided anything, remember that Democrats fought every item of President Bush’s agenda after he won reelection in 2004 and were rewarded with the House and Senate in 2006. The Republicans already control the House. And with 10 Democratic Senators up for reelection in 2014, Republicans have a good chance of taking the upper chamber then too.