It's hard to say a month out what your league deserves, but we've got six teams playing pretty good basketball. read more

It's hard to say a month out what your league deserves, but we've got six teams playing pretty good basketball. This last month is going to be interesting for our league like it is for all leagues, but when it's all said and done, we'll have a number of teams that deserve attention.

Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty much read more

Its amazing. How many teams can say they have to play every game like its their last? Because pretty much every team we play is going to be in the top 15, and with us being ranked so high, teams are going to give us all they got.

[Akaka and others in the delegation downplayed the Justice Department's statement yesterday.] Every practical policy issue raised by DOJ in read more

[Akaka and others in the delegation downplayed the Justice Department's statement yesterday.] Every practical policy issue raised by DOJ in our negotiations has been addressed and resolved, ... Although I realize and respect that there are those who have differing views, the bill is constitutional.

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price read more

The manufacturing surveys from September confirm that there has been no broad-based deterioration in activity due to the energy price spike in the aftermath of Katrina. This is quite promising for the growth outlook.

It is going to make for a very long and emotional summer. As far as I'm concerned, when anything unusual read more

It is going to make for a very long and emotional summer. As far as I'm concerned, when anything unusual strikes fear in you is no way to live in the United States of America. But that is what is going to happen until any sort of comprehensive legislation is passed.

Markets are now focused squarely on inflation. Will it follow the great growth we've seen and force the Fed's hand read more

Markets are now focused squarely on inflation. Will it follow the great growth we've seen and force the Fed's hand to take rates up faster than the market currently anticipates?

Anything can be discussed at the negotiating table. We have no red lines on anything.

Anything can be discussed at the negotiating table. We have no red lines on anything.

I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction?

I'm not addicted to nicotine, so why do I have to participate in your drug addiction?

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.