I saw the game Sunday and they did some off-the-wall things. Hey, he has a job to do, and I have a job to do. Hopefully, I'll do my job better.

I don't like to comment on things that I don't know or haven't studied. I'm not one of these guys who automatically has a wand in his hand and can tell you about a player.

My heart goes out to what everyone went through here. The main thing is that this is an opportunity for me and its a great opportunity.

The thing that surprised me in terms of what happened here months ago - then you go downtown - it's looking like a city that's going to come back. I was real surprised about how fast everything has picked up downtown and I was kind of encouraged.

Generally speaking, Ward's work, which was to complete the merger, has been successful.

The rankings of attendance and voting participation tell citizens how often their legislator was there to represent them. The effectiveness rankings tell citizens how effective their legislator was when he or she was there. The surveys hold a mirror up to the Legislature and the rankings are the reflection.