After two years of fighting, government shutdowns and little to no agreement on anything except welfare reform in 1996, President Clinton was re-elected and decided it was time for compromise.
It's time to create an Economic Growth Code whose purpose is to fix and grow the economy, not redistribute massive amounts of wealth.
It is at the same time the most wonderful job in the world and the most punishing.
I think time will tell. They both understand the president's message and the president's message is strongly that war doesn't serve either party.
The president has said before that he is patient, the American people are patient, and he is confident that in time we will find this.