We've got to make some kind of forecast, ... While it may be a little risky in some respects from an economic standpoint to make forecasts...you have to make some kind of planning.

The governor has given me some criterion in terms of the kind of individual we're looking for, ... We've put together a very detailed questionnaire to gather info on each and every candidate, including public records, financial records, health records -- all of those kinds of things that you look at.

He won't do that. He respects the game. He wouldn't do that.

I think that freedom means freedom for everyone. As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay, and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. Any kind of arrangement they wish.

I think we need a very, very serious effort, primarily through tax policy to provide incentives and encouragement for people to save and invest and expand their businesses and to create more jobs. The kind of thing we did in the early Reagan years, 30 years ago. I think that's essential.

I don't want to try to make any kind of a forecast, ... I don't think I have any information to base that on right now. Our focus is on what we in the Senate are doing.