He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.

He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.

Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, read more

Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ... I think that's the task, in a way, to show what an architect of duplicity this character is, in his simplicity, forthrightness and morality. It's a strange and wonderful study of how far a horrible lie can be taken in terms of a character.

We have to look at how shall we regulate the so-called political market. Should it be very free, or moderately read more

We have to look at how shall we regulate the so-called political market. Should it be very free, or moderately free, or somehow restricted? It's my opinion it's too restricted nowadays.

Core inflation was the good news in the report. That calmed the financial markets.

Core inflation was the good news in the report. That calmed the financial markets.

Because we do not have generation assets to ?hedge? the impact of the rate hike, Maine consumers take the hit read more

Because we do not have generation assets to ?hedge? the impact of the rate hike, Maine consumers take the hit worse than any other state in New England.

But even if Koizumi loses, the chances are very small that Japan will change its structural reform policies.

But even if Koizumi loses, the chances are very small that Japan will change its structural reform policies.

We can form a coalition very quickly but this may undermine its stability ... or we can take our time read more

We can form a coalition very quickly but this may undermine its stability ... or we can take our time and design a coalition government that will be stable and stay the course for four years.

The intangibles she offers us are amazing. She allows us to do many different things. And we have a lot read more

The intangibles she offers us are amazing. She allows us to do many different things. And we have a lot more weapons than just her.

I hire tea by the tea bag.

I hire tea by the tea bag.