Compromiser

The Journal has helped Barack Obama bill himself as the Great Compromiser, the one who heard the people and "retreated" to exactly the position he hoped to achieve.

Obama Move Not Much of a Retreat 2012

While it would be refreshing to see The Great Compromiser inform the Republican Party that he won't sign any declarations of war against American's middle class and poor, I wouldn't bet on it unless his pollsters tell him it will increase his odds for 2012.

Howard Steven Friedman: Don't Negotiate When You Are Not in a Negotiation Howard Steven Friedman 2011

Henry Clay of Kentucky, who would go down in history as "The Great Compromiser," was not devoted to compromise in all things.

David O. Stewart: Civility: Not a Traditional American Value David O. Stewart 2011

How'd you like to get the call that the police were sending in their "Hostage Compromiser" to save your loved ones?

Nato Green: San Francisco Mayor's Race 2011, AKA Jonestown 2011 Nato Green 2011

Immediately Clay was hailed as the Great Compromiser, the “savior of his country.”

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Immediately Clay was hailed as the Great Compromiser, the “savior of his country.”

A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

Even today, Senator Henry Clay, dubbed the "Great Compromiser," is revered for authoring the Missouri Compromise and the much later Compromise of 1850.

Denis Hayes: Climate Compromise, Not Capitulation Denis Hayes 2010

Clay was called "The Great Compromiser," a poison label today.

Boehner-McConnell: The Movie 2010

WASHINGTON — America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to deal with the nation's problems.

Trust In Government? Poll Finds Nearly 80% Of Americans Don't Adam J. Rose 2010

Clay was called "The Great Compromiser," a poison label today.

Martin Nolan: Boehner-McConnell: The Movie 2010