I'm from Chicago, ... and 20 touchdowns in a season is more than any Bears quarterback has had in 38 of the past 39 years.

Twenty might not sound like a lot to someone from Indianapolis. But I'm from Chicago, and 20 touchdown passes is more than any Bears quarterback has thrown in 38 of the last 39 years.

We don't match up very well with North Chicago because of their size, so we needed to do the little things to stay in the game. We hung around long enough to make some big plays at the end to win the game.

We are poised for a strong economic recovery. New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in America. Federal and state activities are in place to design, develop, construct, and enhance protection from flooding. We have withstood major storms before, and will appropriately address the infrastructure so that this type of devastation never occurs again.

It boils down to this: If you work in an operating room, you are required to make an immediate decision. If you are a National Guardsman in Iraq, you have to make immediate decisions. But in a governmental situation, people have a tendency to seek approval from authority and notify their supervisors. Agencies like FEMA need to come on the ground with people who can make decisions, as opposed to being worried about whether they are violating Rule 6b(c).

It boils down to this: If you work in an operating room, you are required to make an immediate decision. If you are a National Guardsman in Iraq, you have to make immediate decisions, ... But in a governmental situation, people have a tendency to seek approval from authority and notify their supervisors. Agencies like FEMA need to come on the ground with people who can make decisions, as opposed to being worried about whether they are violating Rule 6b(c).