They (the FEMA inspectors) tried to put it as nice as possible. They said that by us being able to stand in that house and not worrying about it collapsing on us (that day), it wasn't eligible.

Here we are flying around with guys shooting at us, and we didn't know if our wingman was OK, if they'd crashed, if they were alive -- couldn't get them on the radio,

Friday is a huge game for us. We play each other three times in league. If we can get a win at their place, we have an edge.

Their entire business model is built on keeping prices and labor costs low; that's why, when it comes to health care, they would prefer to have taxpayers pay for it than to pay for it themselves. Clearly they can afford it.

We don't try to pretend that we're doing this just out of the goodness of our hearts to protect Wal-Mart workers. And this isn't just about protecting taxpayers. It's also about protecting good union jobs in the retail sector that are disappearing because of Wal-Mart's business model.

Strike a match, ignite my past.