Chrome JS/Dom that works for all browsers?
<p>I'm about halfway through "Javascript the Definitive guide"  and realize now that a primary reason for something like jquery is because of the extreme inconsistencies in the Javascript/DOM interface on different browsers.  On virtually every page is the mention of some document property, with the proviso that (for example) it works on every browser except IE prior to version 8 (or Firefox or whatever).</p>

<p>So, is there a JS library out there that just implements the Javascript DOM exactly as it functions in say Chrome, but so that it can be used for all browsers.  If there isn't, then its seems pointless to learn the DOM - might as well just stick to Jquery it seems.</p>
