There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

We made some gains in that (second practice), no doubt. But I still don't feel like it's good enough to run well on Thursday. We'll keep making changes, and hopefully we hit on something.

I very much doubt that it is going to go on. He is never going to be ready for that so we'll try to rearrange it for next year,

There's no doubt I'm emotional.

There's no doubt that we really value the fall practice because of the weather in Michigan. We value getting to go out and play together, and it's hard for us to do that when there's snow on the ground.