Shortly before midnight, Republicans have swept the election in a near-landslide, capturing a solid majority in the Senate, adding significantly to an already overwhelming gubernatorial majority, and tightening their strong grip on the House by at least ten seats. Most Americans will breathe a sigh of relief now that Obama is about to become the lamest of lame ducks and Harry Reid, the undisputed master of scorched-earth politics, has been castrated.

Even so, it is hardly morning in America.  Half of the nation’s workers think the Great Recession never ended, and that percentage will only increase if Obamacare’s crushing mandates are allowed to go forward.

What will the Republicans do with the power they’ve gained? The country’s best hope may lie in whatever tax relief GOP governors can enact —  and make no mistake, that is what they were elected to do. Will Obama get the message and play ball with Republicans? Don’t bet on it. Nothing in the political history of this small, arrogant man suggests he is open to compromise. We’ll find out soon enough, since he is intent on placating the world’s main sponsor of terrorism, Iran, with a sham nuclear-weapons agreement that must be signed by November 24.  Congress is not going to roll over on this one, and it seems all too predictable that the war between the President and Congress will be at full-tilt again by Christmas.