Local 802 continues to lie to the public and its members. Despite our repeated efforts, we have been unable to conclude a collective bargaining agreement and will not negotiate in the press. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular will continue to go on as scheduled.

Despite repeated efforts by myself and staff, the White House did not address my request,

Despite the heroic efforts on the local level by our sheriffs and our chiefs and our deputies and our officers, this is not a challenge that we have, by and large, been succeeding at defeating. Now it sounds like it's different here in Kirksville, and that's great, but we have been losing ground in most places.

Things will get better despite our efforts to improve them

All members of the international community should make due efforts in accordance with that. China will make its own utmost effort to help promote the inspection process in accordance with the U.N. Security Resolution 1441.

If the weather continues to cooperate and the public continues to cooperate, this may end well for all of us, but the weather is unpredictable in these parts.