It's easy to be cynical and sit on the sidelines and throw stones at the commission. It's easier to do that if you don't participate.

I've heard people expressing absolute outrage. The problem with outrage is that it can tar the good guy with the bad guy.

Then the attorney general would have to, in effect, try to corroborate one side.

You can see the so-called lobbyist issue is nationwide.

Why do they have to be told it is wrong? Their duty is to the people who put them in office. Every candidate or incumbent should make a statement that our relationships with lobbyists will be at arm's length. This practice of accepting gifts has to stop.

When we first began visiting him, Charles would be very listless and non-responsive. Now, we're able to have lot more logical interaction.