David Gergen actually said...

The Democratic view is we'll sit down and talk about everything, including your nuclear ambitions.

You can only persuade the Americans. This is what John McCain has been saying, 'We will only sign an agreement in the United States if China...

The new president may well be put in the position of having to come up with a short-term economic plan for the next year or two.

You need to do that now not once you get in the presidency.