He's always been—weaker is not quite fair, but he's always been a less powerful chief of staff than we're used to.

Conservative policies have on the whole worked - insofar as any set of policies can be said to 'work' in the real world. Conservatives of the Reagan-Bush-Gingrich-Bush years have a fair amount to be proud of.

To be fair, they're not quite at their sharpest, but they're getting there. If they're performing the way they are now at not 100 percent, then they're really going to be turning some heads when they get there, no doubt.

Karl Rove is the deputy chief of staff and has not been given a special role in regards to Katrina relief.

But I always think, when somebody attacks you, if it's not fair and you let them get away with it, it's your fault.

I can't say thanks enough to Chief Holmes and all of his staff, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the KBI, and numerous other agencies that worked with us in the past year. I can't thank the public enough for the calls and tips we received.