The reason we're doing this is obvious, ... The people in the gulf states need our help. My challenge to the other dealers here in the Treasure Valley is to match it. The truth is we may need this kind of help ourselves someday.

The challenge in policymaking is to take all the steps we can to help avoid unnecessary costs, to help people save money, to drive costs down wherever possible. That's the way to have both affordability and better and better health care.

I have no reason why I can't go, and obviously the need for people to go down there is compelling for us. But, there still is real life, and I have to make it work, too.

Since it's under municipal ownership, many, many people don't see any reason for developing it for housing purposes.

But what I will challenge in any stories I see is any idea that we didn't want to help people. We certainly wanted to help everyone.

I would rather help my dad out than anyone else. We recruited him for two years. Most people his size are either skilled or athletic. You make money when you have both. He's going to make some money.