He challenged her independence with his arrogance, and compromise hadn't come easily to him.
The compromise came barely two hours before a vote scheduled by the majority leader to try to force an end to the debate.
"Every compromise that was made to build this plant has come back to haunt the city and its residents," he said.
"That," she said, "is where the compromise comes into play."
But without more pressure on the men controlling the guns, compromises won't come at all.
A compromise, in other words, which they'll consider if push comes to shove.
Four years later, the peace bought with successive compromises finally came to an end.
The compromises have not come about easily, but now they have the support of the major political groups.
After 50 pictures across almost 30 years, compromise does not come easy to him.
But even with the rest of the Arab world, compromise will come.