At least I make decisions based on what I think is right, not who my friends might be. |
I don't care if you're good or not. You don't always have a corner on perfection. And you need people to challenge what you're suggesting. |
I don't think it will be that difficult to match the (10) highlighted criteria on this list. There are probably quite a few people out there who have done these things. |
I don't think that politics attracts the best and the brightest of America. It doesn't attract the most sincere people. |
I don't think we ever had before the Council discussion of the sewer cost of service study, you know, at a public meeting, ... We talked about it informally, you know, but not in front of the council. |
I think it's quite nicely arranged around our cultural center this year, and I think that's fine. People still will see the stores as they park and walk through downtown, going to and from the festival. There will be plenty of traffic that day. We'll see how it goes this year. |
I'm convinced that unless you have some public financing of elections, you are never going to remove the power of wealthy interests over elected officials. |
I'm not convinced that we have data that would suggest we need to expand this program. We're expanding a program where the results have so far shown us that staying home may be better. |
I'm not going to rule out running for a second term. But, I think you have to be psychologically prepared to walk away from the job after four years. It's the only way that you cannot be influenced by those special interests. |
informally, you know, but not in front of the council. |
It took a long time for me to convince my staff people to leave me unscheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 everyday. And I need to do that as mayor. I need to schedule accessibility time. |
My belief is the majority of people in politics are just interested in pursuing this career in politics, and doing what's necessary to get themselves re-elected. And if that happens to coincide with the public good, great. But if it doesn't, the public good loses out. |
Our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes, ... This fire is so overwhelming, so devastating. |
They're fixing me right up. |
This is probably [the] most secure Super Bowl of all time, |