I think Pittsburgh would be a great city to hold a convention for either party. It represents middle America, the values and working-class people's ideals.

Everything we've done has been toward keeping the team in Pittsburgh. That's been a number one priority. If we had wanted to move the team, the easy thing to do would have been to play out the lease and then start shopping the team around.

It's so great just to get to the Super Bowl and so great for the city. Pittsburgh is just a great city for sports. Things on the hockey side have been tough lately, but we're rebuilding and we're cheering them on.

For too long, President Bush and the Republican Party have ignored the problems of urban America and turned their backs on the needs of our communities,

I do not allow myself to suppose that either the convention or the League have concluded to decide that I am either the greatest or the best man in America, but rather they have concluded it is not best to swap horses while crossing the river, and ha

I don't hold that against them. Most of them aren't doing their laundry, either.