This is the way we do things in Chicago,

We have to want to play. There is no excuse. ... Thankfully, Chicago keeps losing games. We are still in the playoffs so we have to stay with it and keep trying.

By not keeping their commitment, (Michigan ) Gov. (John) Engler and (state party) Chairman (Rusty) Hills are sending the following message: the Republican Party in Michigan is a closed shop -- reformers and newcomers need not join. This does not bode well for our party in the general election in an important battleground state like Michigan.

Did it come up? Sure. Some people want him to do it, but as far as we know it is not an option on the table.

He was overzealous, he was going to question this student and if he didn't get a chance to question the student, he was going to remove him from school.

It is not an end in itself; rather the beginning of the rebalancing of our portfolio and the building of a less leveraged company that can grow and prosper over the long haul,