I am not sure a "holding action" is prudent at the moment. 
It simply holds off the inevitable and allows the enemy to retrench out of the spotlight, while encouraging the executive to go full despot.   - Of course if his results in any sort of collective sigh and people spending money again it will probably trigger massive inflation as the money velocity picks up...
We all know that they won't attempt a  Obamacare  repeal, and that a GOP controlled congress won't even take a stand against Obama's illegal executive amnesty.  No, they can't win, so why force Obama to veto stuff? ( Because it forces him to be on record vetoing stuff. you Democrat Lite go along to get along Status Quo maintaining  useless Liberal lite sociopaths..)
Get a load of this moron!
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/11/04/mcconnell-this-is-a-chance-to-begin-to-save-this-country/Save?  SAVE?!
No, idiot.  I'll tell you what you and the Weeping Carrot should do and then I'll tell you what you will do, then let's see who is up to saving what?  OK?
What you should do - 
Reporter - "So, Senator McConnell, as the new Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, what are you going to do to reach out to the President and the Democrats in Congress and work together and compromise and get things done that need to get done, like comprehensive immigration reform?"
McConnell - "Well, this election shows the American people repudiate the Obama/Democrat agenda, and in the absence of one iota of compromise by the Democrats on any issue the past eight years they've controlled the Senate and the four years they've controlled the House, so your preposition is DOA.  The democrats war of class division, failed.  The democrats war on women, failed.  The democrats rule by executive fiat, rejected.  The tolerance of this Administrations abuse and usurpation of power, repudiated.  And I would remind you...do you recall what the President said to us when we expressed our concerns and desire to work with him in our first joint budget meeting with him following his first election?"
Reporter - "Ahh, umm...I don't see where that is germaine, can we can back to your refusal to work with..."
McConnell - "No, no...you don't get to steer this debate for your pals, not this time.  I'll remind you what the President said at that meeting, he said 'I won', well, guess what, 'We won', so y'all better get lined up and come to us, it's not going to other way.  We're done here, I have a mandate to execute, good day, sir."
What will happen - 
Reporter - "So, Senator McConnell, as the new Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, what are you going to do to reach out to the President and the Democrats in Congress and work together and compromise and get things done that need to get done, like comprehensive immigration reform?"
McConnell - "Well, this election shows the American people repudiate the Obama/Democrat agenda, and in the absence of one iota of compromise by the Democrats..."
Reporter - "So you intend to shut down the government again and try to enrich your wealthy benefactors and the nation and the economy because of your hated of Obama and the Democrats and your complete indifference to everyday working people?"
McConnell - "Umm, I am not saying that, that is not right."
Reporter - "What are your intentions?  Obstruct the President, ignore the pressing issues of the day?"
McConnell - "Umm, well, no actually..."
Reporter - "So you think the American people put you in power because the want to see more rancor and partisanship?
McConnell - "Well, that's an unfair characterization.  I don't know where you're getting this stuff from?"
Yadda, yadda, yadda...blah, blah, blah...
BOHICA!!!
PS - We'll skip saving and get to starting over soon enough!