As a country, we're all playing for the same team. Unfortunately, like you mentioned, congress doesn't see it that way. They're going to continue being difficult in an effort to delay any improvements that the Obama administration might try to make. Childish, if you ask me. I'm an Independant voter, which makes the games that the government play seem even more ridiculous.
You ought to see the krap that the NYS government pulls, year after year. NY State would really be a great place to live if it weren't for the taxes and the joke of a gov't in Albany. Trust me, I live here.