Doesn't that earn them the right to have a voice, an amplified one at that, at every negotiating table?
Winnipeg defenseman Ron Hainsey, who has been present at nearly every negotiating session, described the league as being less categorical in its rejection of the union's proposal than it has been in past sessions, particularly on Oct. 18, when Bettman took 15 minutes to turn down three union offers.
Few would argue against the maxim that it's "better to jaw-jaw than to war-war", but that does not mean every negotiating session is of equal value.
For their part, while the Palestinians understandably cannot respond to every Israeli negotiating position, they should respond to Israel's legitimate security considerations, with special arrangements that are dispassionate and creative, rather than envisaging all such arrangements as compromising Palestinian sovereignty.
This unfortunate and unnecessary situation not only endangers an important garden, it reflects badly on UCLA's integrity and calls into question their commitment to every single bequest they have received, every single bequest they are negotiating, every single donation they have received and every single donation they hope to receive.
The most important thing that matters isn't negotiating every fine point, but being right on the broader prospects of the potential takeover target.
Mr. Rudin said in a statement on Wednesday: "Bruce Norris came in twice to audition for 'The Corrections' and subsequently spent many months negotiating every point in a four-year agreement to appear in the show.
"We're willing to stay at the table and keep negotiating every day needed," said Becky Carroll, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Public Schools, which will face an estimated budget deficit of $665 million this year and $1 billion next year.
Ms. Hawn, the government spokeswoman, said that with the Pentagon and foreign militaries facing budget cuts, the general was reflecting a wider view that military contractors have been "negotiating every contract as if it were their last".
Just after they left, we were inundated with smaller factions of the Boys Clubb coming in from every direction, all negotiating life in the absence of their don (we are still hoping this is a temporary absence).
"Our opposition was to negotiating every important deal, including crafting an entire budget, with just three guys and a few aides, without taking into account rank-and-file legislators' concerns and without any public airing of the issues and the give-and-take," Ms. Bartoletti said.
