Bill Clinton: “Well, you see, I don't know the answer to that. But it concerned me, because the first thing I thought was, what happens…”

“Well, you see, I don't know the answer to that. But it concerned me, because the first thing I thought was, what happens if they go to a zero nicotine ruling, and the technology is available--obviously, the technology has to be available to do it since it's otherwise a legal product--how could you prove there wouldn't be a black market? What's the definition of black market? Is a one percent penetration a black market, or does it have to be 10? That's why I've been so reluctant to answer these questions. Not-- I'll be happy to give you my opinion when I have a chance to study it, but that's why I want to take 30 days and look at this. I've also--let me tell you, I've been involved in these agreements. It's like this long budget agreement we did. And one of the things I can tell you is, when you're dealing with something with this many complex elements, if you are dealing in complete good faith and the other side is dealing in complete good faith, it is entirely possible that there were three or four things that were put in here that will have likely consequences that neither side anticipated. So that's why I would--I know that we're all in a hurry to sort of rush to judgment on this, and I understand that, but that's why we need to take the time to really analyze it and make sure there's not something there that would have an unintended consequence that, for all I know, neither party meant to have. Peter [Peter Maer, NBC Mutual Radio], I'll take you next. Go ahead. We'll do both of them. Budget Agreement”