Now the real challenges begin, and I hope the new congress (and hopefully, senate), are up to them; Determining a new course in Iraq and Afghanistan without bailing out; REAL solutions for our borders and illegal immigration, which translates directly into national security; reducing the deficit, and restoration of our nation's good name in to the rest of the world. All big jobs individually, and a monumental task in total. Let's see if "the hand of bi-partisanship" is extended, or if the veto pen becomes an instrument of stubborness and retribution.