81. On Wednesday, however, Clinton said he was willing to let the deadlines slip because both sides wanted more time. 82. On almost every issue, each side wants the other to go first. 83. On one hand, there has been enough progress in the discussions that the two sides want more time. 84. On Wednesday, the feeling around Capitol Hill was that neither side would want to take the heat for holding up emergency aid indefinitely. 85. Our people on the ground have the feeling that both sides want to see how far this process can go. 86. Panetta said the compromise would come because both sides want to balance the budget, save the Medicare trust fund, and offer a tax cut. 87. Other Medicare compromises would follow, if both sides truly want a solution. 88. People should focus, he says, not only on how much the two sides want to cut but on how much each wants to spend. 89. Reich said Usery had told the president he would stay on if both sides wanted. 90. So if the other side wants war, then Sharon is their man. |