I thought that everybody would be blaming FEMA, the federal government. But there is a significant amount of blame to place on state and local government. That is probably going to increase as time goes on. |
In the current political environment when the economy is growing so strong, there's not a great deal of (a) sense out there that Americans are really clamoring for tax cuts. |
The initial impressions, obviously, of how the government handled Katrina have not been positive, but I think the book is still out on how this thing is going to be perceived. |
There is nothing overnight that the White House can do. It's not like a football game where you make that Hail Mary pass. It's a long battle back. |
These guys are ready to vote but, truthfully, I don't know how much more pressure they can stand up to. |
This is an incredibly difficult spot to fill. There aren't that many people that can do this kind of job. |
This is not an informed or a pushed ballot test. |