We have met with a variety of department heads, including Fire Chief Pierson. His concern was that the road should have adequate width for the fire trucks.

My big concern now is, we can't let a situation where we had a nice win on the road be the highlight of the season. Beginning today, we need to refocus on what we're all about and that's the last seven games, and trying to get better in practice every day.

With our increasing numbers, if there was a fire, if there was a problem, our concern was whether we could move people out if they were not perfectly aligned against the wall.

The real concern is that it is spreading. We have not been able to put the fire out yet, and to think we can sit here isolated, you would have to be naive.

It is fairly clear that the ... constituent reaction to prices and ... concern for the November election is overwhelming the willingness of Congress to delve into the market dynamics behind what's happening.

If Joe was on the side of the road on fire, I wouldn't piss on him to put it out.