I've heard the rumor on and off for a month or two. Most rumors like this have some basis for truth, but not this one. How about ambassador to Barbados ? you can float my name for that job, if you want.

The cold hard truth will fall on stony ground, whereas your all-around trashy rumor will flourish like a weed.

After all, he was human, in spite of rumors to the contrary.

I don't know where you heard the rumors (of annexation), ... I don't know where they got started. In any meeting I've ever been to, we have never mentioned annexation at all. It's never been mentioned.

They have not contacted me, nor would I be interested. I haven't heard anything. That's just rumors.

If you try to undertake what is a $5 billion problem here on a month-to-month basis, it's going to take a long, long time at that rate to see significant results. It's important to us to know how much we're getting and for how long.