When you go from speaker to lieutenant governor, it's kind of a letdown, frankly, ... But I worked with (then-Gov.) Jim Thompson and learned a lot from him.

The governor and lieutenant governor have agreed on a lot more than they have disagreed on.

The lieutenant governor and the governor called me, and so it developed into a fund-raiser,

It shouldn't cost the taxpayers of this state $64,000 to keep the lieutenant governor 's speedometer out of the triple digits.

Should the lieutenant governor decide to run, he will be a very formidable candidate and someone who will also have the resources necessary to mount a successful campaign.

The lieutenant governor is focused on his official duties and making a decision about whether or not this race makes sense for him and his family.