All three represent significant challenges. All three could go the wrong way for him, or all three could go the right way. |
Anytime you are on offence, it is always better. It means you are driving the discussion and debate. |
Anytime you have a situation like this, you're responsible for the government. If it performs, great, and if it doesn't, people are going to want to know why, and rightfully so. |
Assuming that efforts to revive S. 852 prove unsuccessful, Congress will be able to consider true asbestos reform legislation. We will continue working with Congress on a medical criteria approach to asbestos reform legislation. |
For the short run, gasoline prices are going to be the dominant element in defining the economy. |
Getting border security done is pretty important. |
He's an evil guy who's going to do bad things, and we know it. |
His strong leadership in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks helped to calm the financial markets by passing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. |
I think people are supportive of those individuals who are hard working, yet they are disappointed they have to deal with the fact that they came here illegally. |
I think there are a lot of people in the business community who are saying that to some degree, the oil industry brought some of this criticism on itself. |
If the election were held today, it would be a much tougher election. |
In terms of defining this presidency, the next several months are critical. |
It is clearly emerging as a significant issue. It's still not at the scale of war in Iraq or overall economy. If it reaches the point where it starts defining the economy - then it's a real problem. |
It's not the environment that we want to be running in. Republicans can still hold the House and the Senate, but it's becoming increasingly more complicated. |
NAMIC believes that exposures to mega-catastrophes present a tremendous challenge to the insurance industry and we are exploring several different avenues to address the problem. |