"Nobody should say, 'It's my way or the highway, '" said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland.

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It's 'my way or the highway, ' which is simply not a Wisconsin value.

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Still, think of all the good I could have done in the world as an efficient and effective conflict resolver rather than an all or nothing, win-lose, my way or the highway, litigator.

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It is my way or the highway.

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But we are not willing to accept the "my way or the highway" approach backed by Congressional Republicans that asks the middle class and seniors to bear all the burden while the very wealthiest individuals, big corporations and oil and gas companies continue to enjoy big tax loopholes that are unavailable to middle class Americans and small businesses.

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In an assessment backed by several of Clarke's colleagues in the Clinton administration, he is described by some in the Bush White House as a "my-way-or-the-highway type, " who can become irritable and difficult to work with if he does not believe his views are being heeded.

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