What do you know, suddenly he was clean and pure, worthy of becoming an American negotiating partner.

Since he is their negotiating partner, though, they are also trying to keep from giving an impression that he has done nothing.

Certainly Iran's failure to explain its intentions erodes trust in the country as a reliable negotiating partner.

Israel again will be left without a dependable negotiating partner.

"You're a good negotiating partner," he stated with a searching look.

"But Jordan isn't the right negotiating partner on those," he said.

The United States is not an easy negotiating partner, as we have learned from these discussions.

It is a shame that the biggest political group in this House is no longer a reliable negotiating partner.

He was not an easy negotiating partner, but he was a fair one.

"Soon it will become clear to the world that Israel has no real Palestinian negotiating partner for peace talks," he said.