I think you'd see this Congress as being the glory days compared to what a Pelosi congress would mean. Don't be so short-sighted. When they defund the war, then what?
I have a feeling that the war will be defunded within 2-3 years regardless. Unless the Democrats get a supermajority I think only the retoric will change, the output will be similar; more pork barrel spending, deadlock on vital issues such as tax reform/SSN/Borders, and useless special interest bills to distract from the impotence on the former, i.e. gay marraige, flag burning.
I'm actually looking farther than just what's coming up. I think that if the Conservatives lose control again, we'll see a resolve not to fall for liberal deals in the future and the American people, who are more conservative than liberal when the rubber hits the road, finally putting liberalism and "moderates - really liberal but dishonestly so" behind us.
I've seen the political discourse move to the left totally but the desire is still to the right, we just have hang ups about being labeled by the left.