I'm not an expert on Florence Road, but I had to use it last Friday to give a friend a ride to work. It took us more than 15 minutes to get off Florence Road onto Old Nashville Highway.

I had been on the road for a long time and was not really getting anywhere. Bob Johnston, a friend of mine, had taken over Columbia in Nashville. He asked me if I wanted to come down. I did -- thank God I did.

Christopher Meyer, I think I am right in saying, is an expert on foreign policy. He is not an expert on the domestic issues that are going on inside communities in this country.

I'm not a methamphetamine content expert,

I am not here to criticize the mayor, who I consider a friend,

If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert