When he did get out, he talked to me and told me he did want to do right and apparently it didn't happen. He gave me the impression he was going to change his life for the better.

[He was right. In those first days after the President's admission to the nation, even his staunchest supporters had been scarcely able to contain their rage.] I wish, ... I had the guts to tell him what I really think.

I think we need to give his wife, Opal, a little credit. She's always right in there, his right arm anyway.

These were guys who just wanted to do the right thing. They were under this huge pressure. They were being threatened. We never knew.

We are seeing nice traffic up to the last minute. We think (the holiday season) is going right down to the wire.

I can't tell you how many times I've had conversations with politicians who've done something morally reprehensible but not indictable, yet still think they should be able to stay in office. The office isn't a 'right.' It's a kind of loan.