And Republicans seem to think that their positions should become even more extreme. While most Democrats, and those who lean Democratic, appear to think that Democratic leaders should move in a more moderate direction, most Republicans and their leaners think that the Republicans should move in a more conservative direction.

Now that sounds like a Congress of Few Achievements.

At some point, the rubber must meet the road. Republicans will have to give some ground to gain some. This is not likely to sit well with their far-right constituents who prefer constant paralysis to compromise-built progress.

This situation has impending disappointment written all over it.