So, would you say the gridlock caused by an oppositional relationship between Presidency and House is a bad thing?
I may be cynical (scratch that... I AM cynical), but I'm of the strong opinion that the best government often is a gridlocked government that can't get anything done. That opinion really comes from the fact that most of what government does is against the people (and for the corporations), and there are obvious counterpoints to that (the government of Haiti is beyond gridlocked and can't get shit done, and that's a really REALLY bad thing right now), but a certain amount of oppositional politics brings stability and forces slow, incremental change instead of abrupt policy/law changes every few years, which is a good thing.
I think one of the most fundamental problems we have is the power of the lobbyists, and how much it costs to run a successful campaign for office (which really is what gives the lobbyists most of their power). Candidates, IMO, ought to be given all the same resources for their campaigns, and limited to only those resources. X number of public appearances (televised debates, etc.), Y number of mailing/advertisements, etc. I think it's fine to have grass-roots campaigners and door-to-door introductions, maybe even small in-person town hall type events, but we need to level the playing field and make money-raising less a part of it. This means moderate people of moderate means have a chance at higher political office, so we get something other than wealthy assholes for a change, and also takes most of the power away from the lobbyists and industry.