Earl Black Quotations

New Orleans did not have a robust economy to begin with. I think it's going to be very difficult for New Orleans to truly come back. It will take years,

For those contemplating a presidential effort, this helps to get out in front of that issue three years before the first primaries, so they are on record and not waiting until the primaries to change. That goes for others who are not running for president as well.

We've got obviously mixed results. No party goes into 2000 with a clear, comprehensive national victory from these off-year elections.

Within both parties, there are a lot of people who are looking for cues as to people who are viewed as on the rise in one capacity or another. It's unlikely that many of these contributors know the governor personally. More likely, they're getting a cue from somebody.

It's going to be an ongoing up-and-down situation for as far ahead as the eye can see. None of it is good for DeLay.

His first priority is to get the base behind him, even if that produces a nominee that is really fought over in the Senate and possibly defeated.