Whether he succeeds hinges on how the two sides maneuver through Delaware's tricky takeover rules, which are designed toforce management to seek the highest price when they put the company up for sale--without driving off bidders that are willing to lay out real cash.
Some cut-price airlines want regulators toforce Swiss and British Airways to give up valuable take-off and landing slots at London's busy Heathrow airport if Swiss is allowed to become a Oneworld member.
We also saw it when Democrats and Republicans in the House came together to pass a bill that will force insurance companies to abide by common-sense rules that prevent price-fixing and other practices that drive up health care costs.