Well they don’t have an overwhelming majority. Your being a little strict on you definition of control. I can’t remember exactly how it worked out (I’m not a poli sci guy ;)) but it seems like the repubs have 1-3 more seats than the dems, which hardly ensures that they will pass all their “garbage.” Yes, they have a majority, but oddly enough, a few people of principle do still make it into these high offices (admittedly a small and dwindling number, but a few nonetheless). Thus, we can assume that not everyone will vote along partisian lines. I know you lefties like to think the worst of those radical right wing NAZIs in the GOP;), and the right-wingers like to think the worst of you lefty red commies, but in reality neither party is all bad:D. It isn’t nearly as bad as you would make it sound. Now if they held 2/3s of the seats then I would worry. The market could tank, and well you would probably fear that they would start building consentration camps for all the democrats:D. You guys need to lighten up on all this partisian rhetoric.
btw, those were jokes if you didn’t get it;). I’m and independent so I can trash both sides:D.