It's a good time to do it. The governor's in great political shape.

The governor doesn't want to get into the blame game.

The governor is pleased with the Pojoaque settlement. But he's asked for a study of the Hobbs racetrack. He's looking for more precise information on the economic impact.

It's in the discussion stages; nothing's firm.

I wrote the first five pages last because I knew those would take a lot of time and had to be perfect to get the attention of an agent right away.

A person can get used to anything, if given enough time.