“I'm hard-pressed to think he didn't put two and two together. These are very sophisticated businessmen. But when it comes to issues like this, they're the most naive people in the world.”
“These types of retail businesses are not what most cities seek for their front door along the interstate. But as long as the federal courts provide them substantial protection to operate on First Amendment grounds, these businesses can locate in virtually any community.”
“It strikes me the governor is making himself a pretty easy target here. What is the public supposed to make of a lobbyist being your campaign spokesman?”
“It sounded like the budget address warmed over. If corruption is going to be treated as a minor, nagging issue that's not really that serious, then we're just going to continue to see more of these stories in the future.”
“You can have a great law, but if public officials don't want to comply, you're not going to get access. You have the law on the books and the reality on the ground, and sometimes they're not the same thing.”
