They have to face reality.. Oabama is 16 blocks away sharpening up his veto pen, and the Senate only moves quicky when it comes time to adjurnment.
Both sides need to grow up a bunch. From the WAPO article, emphisis mine.
"This is a two-way street going on here, and results are going to be judged through the prism of whether jobs are created and whether spending is cut and the deficit is brought back under control," Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the incoming House majority leader, told reporters Tuesday. "And it is as much the responsibility of this administration as well as the Senate to join with us in echoing what we heard in the last couple months."
the midterm election historically sees a power shift away from the party in power. this is nothing new. but if the democrats were really just a crappy party then why did they retain control of the senate? and why werent all the democrats up for election voted out? there may have been a power shift, but its still false to believe that "the american people" have spoken. (in reference to the midterm elections) a group of americans have spoken about their disdain for how the government works. just like what happened in 2006 to the republicans.
just look at the history. the problems is that republicans currently only place blame on the current problems if the debt, deficit and economy. they do not take any responsibility for causing any of the problems that led to disaster. things like the deregulation of wall street and the banking system. they like to walk around like their shit dont stink and its all bullshit. the repulicans made campaign promises but rarely do they follow through. they want to cut spending, but wont touch SS, Medicare, Medicaid or defense. they make symbolic gestures like "banning" ear marks, that makes for good sound bites, but doesnt really do anything to tackle the real problems.
we have already seen that democrats are willing to compromise (i.e. the tax cuts). boehner wont even use the word compromise, he simply says we will find "common ground." this sounds like a small child who when he/she doesnt get their way they simply stand there and throw a temper tantrum until its so annoying that they get what they want.
until the republicans realize and show that they know how to govern, they have no standing.