It's a step in the right direction, but it's a cautious step.

They haven't found common ground. That's why I think we shouldn't spend our resources when the advocates can't even come to an agreement.

There will be enough political pressure to make Congress consider doing something.

The whole argument was (ethanol) production locally would prop up the sugar industry and keep money in the state. None of that is happening. We're going to send our money out to buy this fuel.

You're never going to have permanent jobs if you're depending on the whim of viewers for the success or failure of a TV show.

One has to question whether or not governments here or on the Mainland should be funding these types of plans when the trend in the private sector is in the other direction.

This way, the relief really goes to those people who may have been taxed out of their homes as a result.

The real way to address the issue has always been there and that is the rate.

Well, as I characterize most of them, they're all gimmicks, gimmicks to fool the taxpaying public that they're going to get some kind of tax relief.

Certainly one has to question what the side benefits would be from being a major sponsor of the trip. Do these sponsors earn brownie points?