So if Republicans win a majority in the Senate this fall, does it really make any difference?

[Kablooie]

The House is and will continue to be extremist Republican and virtually no bills, viable or insane, are able to get out of Congress right now even with a Democratic Senate.

If the Senate turns, insane bills will probably proliferate and be shoved onto the President's desk but he will veto them so it comes to the same thing. The government will still be stalemated.

One canker could be if a Supreme Court justice retires. This would create an unholy war against any of Obama's choices but even with Republicans being in the minority they can still filibuster SCOTUS appointments so there would be a showdown.

Another annoyance would be impeachment talk which would probably grow in volume and possibly be instigated but it couldn't pass without 67 Senators voting for it.

One potentially positive aspect could be that a Republican dominated Congress could overplay it's hand and look so manic and destructive that in 2016 Democrats could come out ahead again.

Overall though, other than being demoralizing, are there any other serious consequences of the GOP taking over the Senate?

[Wounded Bear]

1. The current Repub Congress has already "overplayed its hand"...

It remains to be seen if the Dems can take advantage of their intransigence.

In a perfect world, Dems could play the do-nothing label and win a sizeable chunk of seats.

Unfortunately, we don't live in one.

[sharp_stick]

2. Well Obama

would have to be treated for repetitive motion injuries to his left hand with the number of veto's he'd have to sign. You can count on at least 40 or 50 repeal Obamacare vetos and a few dozen shut down the Department of Education and EPA bills to kill.

It would give the pukes the opportunity to say "hey we're passing bills, and the President isn't doing anything".

In addition to blocking the Supreme Court the assholes would have carte blanche to block any appointment Obama tried to offer and likely would.

[upaloopa]

3. We won't get court nominations passed

There will be wall to wall investigations the house will start impeachment proceedings Obamacare repeal will pass both houses
No legislation will get passed

[LonePirate]

4. More legislation will be passed but even less of it will be signed into law.

Repubs in the Senate will eliminate the filibuster completely so they can pass all of the crackpot legislation from the House in addition to whatever craziness they draft themselves. Obama will fire up the veto pen and he will reject the vast majority of the crap sent to him. In short, more bills will reach his desk but they will be absolutely horrendous and he will sign far fewer bills than he does now.

[JaneyVee]

5. Obama would be the only person...

Standing in the way of a theocratic fascist takeover of our Govt.

[wandy]

6. I can see a major problem here...................

This.

If the Senate turns, insane bills will probably proliferate and be shoved onto the President's desk but he will veto them so it comes to the same thing. The government will still be stalemated.

So President Obama will have to veto bills ending the ACA, or causing the EPA to operate only at a states level or as insane as removing the separation of church and state.
Nothing will get done.

At which time the GOP will go full court press that the only way things will move forward in this country is if a Teapublican is elected president in 2016.

This will only improve the chances of anything the GOP selects from their trash heap.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

7. good stuff sharp stick and upaloopa