"I'm able to take compromised conditions and, through good design, neutralize them," he said.
Then the two sides can meet and horse trade, haggle, give and take, compromise.
And that's just it, relationships take work and they take compromise and compassion and understanding.
But it will take compromise, patience and most importantly respect for both of these aspects of American life, if our country is to move forward.
Sure, he's in a business venture with Mike and Jesse, he has to deal with Saul and he's still got Skyler in his life (almost by force), but the word "connection" implies give and take, compromise, negotiation.
His core argument is that conditions in the US are so bad that only a leader like him who is incapable of the give and take, compromise and hard work of politics, can save the country.
The two of you may be able to make things work, but it will take compromise on both sides.
The launch of the round took compromise on all sides, which is why a first attempt in Seattle in 1999 came notoriously unstuck.
The debt ceiling debate made painfully clear that his rhetoric of compromise is useless — and perhaps even self-defeating — with an opponent who has taken compromise off the table.
Failure to address these matters could encourage other parties seeking scarce energy supplies to take similar compromises on human rights as they court questionable oil regimes, a development that would be detrimental to international peace and security.
