I'm sure that there are republicans that are willing to do this, and are ready to try to make the country a better place, with Obama in office. However, there will always be the stubborn people who are willing to sacrifice nothing. They will just try to make the lives of the democrats difficult, until the next elections come along. I hope, though, that there are enough republicans that are willing to start working alongside the democrats. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.