Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political read more

Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political convention smacks much more of politics than it does of leadership. The governor has had many opportunities to fund and fix these levees before, and he hasn't done it.

A perfect example of the new republic's urge to drape itself with the togas of classical respectability.

A perfect example of the new republic's urge to drape itself with the togas of classical respectability.

I'm feeling more hopeful now than I did a few months ago. I look for them to announce a settlement read more

I'm feeling more hopeful now than I did a few months ago. I look for them to announce a settlement on the retirements in the next few days.

We had been very disappointed in the last couple of years, no question about that. But we were determined that read more

We had been very disappointed in the last couple of years, no question about that. But we were determined that we would recruit and turn it back around, and we look forward to the next couple of seasons.

We want to make this a model for other communities in the future.

We want to make this a model for other communities in the future.

I'm very entrenched in where I'm at and what I'm doing,

I'm very entrenched in where I'm at and what I'm doing,

It's not need; they have smaller families. It's lifestyle.

It's not need; they have smaller families. It's lifestyle.

I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter.

I do not believe in God, angels and the hereafter.

Sure, we got a couple lucky bounces at the end of the game, but we had to put ourselves in read more

Sure, we got a couple lucky bounces at the end of the game, but we had to put ourselves in a position to take advantage of them. We never would have been there if we hadn't awoken from the funk we were in at the start.