Obama offers 'ready ear' to Republicans

From NBC’s Lauren Appelbaum During a meeting with many of the nation's governors and Vice President-elect Biden , President-elect Obama offered Republican governors a "ready ear." "I offer you the hand of friendship, the same commitment to partnership as I do my Democratic colleagues," Obama said during his opening remarks during the National Governors' Association meeting in Philadelphia at Independence Hall, a location known for bipartisan American efforts. "There is a time for campaigning, and there is a time for governing. And one of the messages that Joe and I want to continually send is that we are not going to be hampered by ideology in trying to get this country back on track." Obama continued, "We want to figure out what works. That doesn't mean that we're not going to have some disagreements. But what it does mean is that if you can show me something you are doing that's working or if you tell me that this program or this regulation is hampering us from doing smart things that ... (link)