It's fair to say that on both sides, that the last several days there was a renewed sense of urgency.

You could see a real sense of urgency on our part. We had a couple of days to re-group.

It's reflective of the sense of urgency both sides felt. The U.A.W. saw the handwriting on the wall. They feared a nuclear option, like killing health care benefits for retirees.

The president set out very clearly a way forward on the Middle East process. There is a renewed sense of vigor and optimism.

I think the sense of urgency was never really there to get it done and I believe something like this forces it to get done. I believe it can be done.

That's what's behind the sense of urgency that's here . . . we're all on the clock.