He turned to his House colleague and said, “You know, the American public doesn't give a”—blank, blank—“who sponsors them. They just want to know they will happen.” There was silence for a few seconds after that, while we all tried not to giggle or feign offence. It was a cogent point that only a westerner could have made with the colourful accent that he put on it.
The point was not to get caught up in the mooring lines. Let's try to make sure that we are focused on.... Look, these debates need to happen. They need to happen predictably. They need to happen in a way the public believes is fair.