More than anything else, I want people to stop by and support the event, whether they have an item or not.

It was nice to see all the people out and to get some support going. All the guys here feel something good can happen with our team this year.

For Canadians to take part in the rescue efforts is an extremely significant show of support, and the prime minister chose to be there to send off the Canadians who are going to help in this very tragic situation.

The state needs to improve the support for the existing hurricane centers. Saving lives and saving property. That's our position. They need to expand on that.

I very much felt comfortable with the level of support I've gotten, the message that I hope to bring and I'm going to campaign for this vigorously. I'm excited and very enthusiastic about getting around the district and earning the support of the party and ultimately want to send a message and talk a lot about reform and responsibility in state government.

Companies are still in the process of eking out good productivity improvement and maintaining good support to their bottom lines as a result.