(CNN) -  Former President Bill Clinton believes the presidential
election will end a "logjam" in Washington, and usher in years
of productivity.  In an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's
"Fareed Zakaria GPS," Clinton said there's a need for "an action
forcing event."  During his presidency, it came in the form of
government shutdowns, after which "we began to work together and
we had five good years working together," he said.  "We really
haven't had an action forcing event like that. I believe the
election will be that event. I expect the president to win. And
I think if he does, after this happens, then you will see the
logjam begin to break."  "I think it will strengthen the hand
of, for example, Speaker (John) Boehner, who would make an
agreement if the most right-wing of his caucus would let him. I
think they will have to think about the consequences of not
doing that. I think the same thing will happen in the Senate. I
think you will see the gravitational forces of American politics
pushing us toward a