No one wants to appear to be overly lavish. They're concerned about how they would look.

They're playing it down. They're very concerned about their corporate persona and don't want to flaunt anything.

Money is tight. I'm seeing a lot less sushi this year than I've seen in a long time.

Now we're getting a whole generation of kids who have never had a football team in L.A., so they don't miss it and don't ask for it. It becomes self-perpetuating. They don't know what they're missing.

Hey, our Founding Fathers wore long hair and powdered wigs - I don't see anybody trying to look like them today, either... But we do look to them as role models.

Most of these political leaders like to be out among the people, they like to be among the crowds so they are very uncomfortable with the kinds of changes they have to make to accommodate these serious security situations.