There's no other governor who's done that. There's governors who came and left, but he came and stayed. The miners I've talked to praise him for that.... He's the best governor we've ever had.

It sucks. I used to be governor of New York.

I'm a Republican, but, if I ever meet the man, I will shake his hand because he has done a great job.

This had never been done before. He had no precedence. He was working with hard rock miners.

We wait 45 hours to rescue miners and it's too late, but the Legislature under the prodding of our governor acts in eight hours.

If someone writes in and wants a picture of their grandchild taken with the governor, it happens. All the governors I have worked with have enjoyed signing photos for people. They make time for photos.