The summit and the speech to Congress were just part of the essential process of softening up the public for the long and contentious chore of fixing entitlements and the tax system.

• 之前的高级会晤以及对国会做出的演讲，只是为修复养老补贴以及税收体系的长期且争议颇多的繁杂琐事而缓和公众情绪这个重要过程的一个部分。