There are other positions I would have liked to have seen a greater presence of African-Americans in, ... It isn't over until it's over. My role is to keep the pressure on.

It's time we in Springfield sort of broaden our scope a little bit and bring more people into the process.

I have always tried to get Tim to be a little more open-minded and diverse in his thinking,

I've known Tim and Letitia quite a while. It puts us all in a position of, 'Who do you believe?'

We both made some concessions, but ... this ... will get the thing at least where the mayor will appoint the membership and allow them to go out and function, ... It's not everything I would have liked to have had. Is it a step in the right direction? Yes.

Look, this is about the real-life decisions of real-life Americans, who to vote for, what to buy, what to agree with, what to think, how to act. This is the way it is.