Now that the election decision appears to be over, IMO, the candidate that "won", will be more successful than the one that didn't win, in reaching out across party lines. After all,he is a party boy. LOL. I may sound naive here, but I believe that that was the reason why he was re-elected as governor in his home state by such an overwhelming majority. This is also evidenced by the fact that many Democrats from Texas campained for him across the country. I hope I'm right.. I pray I'm right. Time will tell. Otherwise, it's gonna be a LONG four years. Matt, what do you think???? BdM