They forgot one Winner......
The American People. Through all this garbage, and no matter how good or bad the short term political gains may be perceived, rules will likely change that will put the breaks on Congress passing legislation larger than the Bible, without proper vetting.
It also adds other tiers of accountibility that have been sorely missing from keeping this band of drunken spending sailors in check.
MSM can do all the Monday Morning QB bloviating all they want. This is what is most important.