After a lot of thought, a lot of anguish, we've decided I will not be a candidate for governor, ... I've done this three times now. I should be pretty good at this. |
After a lot of thought, a lot of anguish, we've decided I will not be a candidate for governor, ... There have been literally thousands of people who have written us, stopped us on the street, asking us to run. That's what makes this very difficult. |
Brenda said, 'Whatever you do, just make up your mind,' |
Four years ago Clinton hadn't had his problems, ... I also think that sometimes we react to an election late. Character probably should have been a concern four years ago and it wasn't. I think the American voters are saying, 'We're not going to make that mistake again this time.' |
George W. Bush is a leader, and that's what we need in the White House. George Bush is someone you can believe and trust. |
I always said, 'I never say never.' Today I say never, ... This is it. ... This is my last political press conference. |
I always said, 'I never say never.' Today, I say never, ... This is it. |
I don't take stress well, |
I find it ironic, when he ran for the senate, one of the first things he did was run to George Ryan to get his advice. |
I think I'm most proud of the fact that after 30 years in politics, I had a lot of folks who wanted me to come back. |
I think the reason I've given it any consideration is my concern for the state and I don't think we're moving in the right direction, ... On the personal side, my family kind of feels like we've been through this. We've done this, we've done our time. And I think that's a valid position as well. |
In some ways, the campaign's going to, maybe, be the easiest part of this process. The next four years of governing is going to be extremely difficult. So far as aggravation, I figure all five years is going to be aggravation. |
It would change the dynamics, ... You've got records, and hopefully the media would spend a lot more time than they usually do comparing them. |
matter of days not weeks. |
That's what I liked about the idea of two governors who had records, ... Because then you could just put aside all this rhetoric and look at their records. |