We stand behind the safety of our products, and we wanted to get that out to consumers.

Certainly,the Crown Vic is a very safe car. The safety record of the car is among the best in the industry.

The bottom line is that we have serious public-safety needs on our streets that are not being met. This very modest increase in the motor-vehicle tax could help us meet those needs.

I'm worried about my constituents' safety,

If we don't take out the trees, there's safety and reliability issues. We want to let everyone know, so there's no surprises.

It's kind of a foster-mother or surrogate-mother [situation]. Not that she'll nurse them or anything. But just show them what they are, not a human or dog or something.