It's really troubling from a public policy standpoint to have business conducted this way. It gives government and government officials a black eye.

This is a very good start but there is a lot of work to be done.

Not a single ticket has been sold, not a single dollar has been collected. If it's unconstitutionally adopted, it's unconstitutional, no matter how fast the train is going or who is driving it.

It may be somebody we haven't heard of. The governor's known for his surprises.

They see a mayor getting killed here, policeman being blown up at a graduation ceremony there. If we can get the security situation right, we will unlock that population to build a new Iraq.

This is not some technical or arcane requirement.

This is not a single-elimination tournament. There are other games to be played.

This is the first major turnaround in development assistance since World War II.

And the fundamental question is, why does someone with such extraordinary wealth look for the taxpayers of the state to subsidize his ventures?

Things are bad everywhere, ... but this is...