If you cannot make people understand the changes affecting them, there is no way a consensus for reform can be built.

Debate is too much focused on the last months' data, so that people tend to lose the long-term perspective.

If countries that want to participate in the 'knowledge economy' come in with a low score, they might realize they have to open up a bit more to boost their growth. You can see why this kind of survey could be so important for the key issue of democracy and future economic development.

The other two candidates are good people but neither one of them would bring real reform.

Paul Hackett put his whole reform idea on the map nationally, but now but you've got people like [Gov.] Bob Taft and Bob Ney, the congressional portal into a corrupt system, who really have to go. The wheels are starting to turn.

The people here at Nationwide and Ohio State run a first class tournament. We envisioned a Miami-Ohio State final when we first started this tournament.