re: Don't sweat it.
"Obama has the House and Senate on his side. He doesn’t have to listen to us Conservatives at all if he doesn’t want to. If he keeps his word about reaching across the isle then he will have earned my respect. "
Replace "Obama" with "Bush" in that sentence. Now, Bush DIDN'T keep his word about listening tot he other side. He never even consulted with democrats on any significant policy decisions for his first 6 years, and ran this country into the ground. Did he earn you respect?