I don't see how the city or county could have said no, ... Anything looking like we were going to resist would have been the wrong reaction and politically costly.

Any time you have a hazard on the roadway and motorist coming up to the hazard, it can cause problems,

He'll want a president who won't tax the Internet or regulate it, and who will open global markets. Those are the three things he cares a lot about -- a government that's hands-off business.

He's just a very practical, pragmatic business person,

You want to position your city and yourself as someone who can solve problems, ... Politically, he had no choice. If you see a benefit, you go for broke. He has to make certain it goes well.

Our politics may be Republican, ... but that's just a temporary condition.