Bill Clinton: “What I would respect is if we all spent our time and energy working on balancing the budget, on opening educational…”

“What I would respect is if we all spent our time and energy working on balancing the budget, on opening educational opportunities, on advancing health care reform step by step, on continuing the fight against crime; the things that we need to be doing together, that's what I think we ought to do. And I think the American people would be elated if we--both sides seem to be putting our politics down, waiting for the next election, and really working like crazy to get something done for our country; I think they would like it. And I'm prepared to do it, and I hope that they will be. And I was very encouraged by my conversation with Senator Lott and with my conversation with Speaker Gingrich. And I was encouraged by what Senator D'Amato said. We'll have to see what happens. I very much hope it will be that way. Mike [Mike Frisby, Wall Street Journal], and then we'll go over there. Social Security and Medicare”