"He'll start by congratulating the winners and extend a hand for bipartisan cooperation to work on the issues facing our country. The elections are over but the issues still remain," said White House counselor Dan Bartlett.
Yes, Shrub will play ball once his hand has been forced.
White House spokesman Tony Snow said the outcome of the elections, in which Democrats were projected to win control of the House and pick up several Senate seats, was "not what we would've hoped."
"But it also gets us to a point: Democrats have spent a lot of time complaining about what the president has done. This is an opportunity for them to kind of stand up," Snow said.
Obviously, the Republicans were wiped out old school in this one. It's nice to see Bush's Texas arrogance crash to the ground. Being a lame duck is no fun, it is uncertain whether Bush will really compromise, but it is refreshing that we, the real Americans, now have the power.