they've been led to the abbatoir by the illusions peddled as givens by the likes of reagan and gingrich, with the gangrenous appendage of the neocons for added necrosity.
they deserve everything they get, (not talking about the cushy def industry non-jobs they'll take after getting the boot).
having said that, i expect the survivors to rewrite the book on obstructionism, bought and sold as they are... The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Chinese Proverb.
They are trying obstructionism now - we'll see how it plays. If they get punished at the ballot box they may decide it isn't worth it to filibuster everything.