I think our bills do have a good chance of passing the Legislature this year, based on the governor's support. I'm guardedly optimistic.

The main thing behind our agenda is that we've got to have a strong alternative punishment, and that's community corrections.

To me, that's not fair.

Alabama does have one of the most stringent habitual felony offender acts.

I wouldn't want that job.

No one at a senior level was willing to push Iran on diplomacy. Was there at least a chance that we could have gotten something going? Yes, there was a chance.