If the rain picks up in the spring, everything will be OK. If this drought continues during spring, we're going to be in real trouble.

That concerns us, the way it transects the ranches in Texas and some of the best wildlife areas.

All this country came up and was part of a bison eco-system. Texas ecology is about the grassland.

We feel like this is not hunting. It's clicking a mouse. You have to be there to be hunting.

It's a very convoluted issue. It's very tough..but the bottom line is the tax payers, the potential patients, will suffer. That's been our track record.

While a Koizumi win was priced in, such a decisive victory ... is more than most were expecting. Koizumi will now be able to push his reform agenda with a much freer hand.