And it is hard to see such a deal on the horizon, given the political obstacles that he faces.
This is not to say that formidable political obstacles don't stand in the way of reform.
But they also agreed on the obstacles: financial, political and one of public acceptance.
But such an effort would have run up against formidable practical and political obstacles.
But both political and physical obstacles had to be overcome.
Despite some political obstacles, construction on the highway began in the early 1950s.
There are still legal and political obstacles to a sale.
"His thought process was, how do you overcome the political obstacles to this?"
A bond issue or sales tax increase is possible but both face political obstacles.
On the Israeli side, there have for a very long time been two political obstacles to any prospects of peace.