Ken Blackwell Recommend this article  Now that the Inauguration
has ended, it’s time to govern. President Barack Obama has been
chosen by the American people to lead. The Republican Party must
work to find common ground with the new President, and to
support him whenever possible. But Republicans cannot sacrifice
principles to do so. If the President wants bipartisan support
for his policies, he must find solutions that do not involve
asking opposition leaders to violate their core beliefs.  The
most powerful nation in the world swore in its 44th president in
a peaceful transfer of awesome power. America continues to show
the world how democracy works, and how far America has come in
its pursuit of a more perfect Union.  But now that the parties
have ended, the work begins.  President Obama was elected on a
platform of change, and received clear majority support. He has
a mandate to propose bold new policies to move our country
forward. And he is entitled to the support of every patriotic
American in the high